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decode_json_fields

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decode_json_fields

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The decode_json_fields processor decodes fields containing JSON strings and replaces the strings with valid JSON objects.

processors:
 - decode_json_fields:
     fields: ["field1", "field2", ...]
     process_array: false
     max_depth: 1

The decode_json_fields processor has the following configuration settings:

fields
The fields containing JSON strings to decode.
process_array
(Optional) A boolean that specifies whether to process arrays. The default is false.
max_depth
(Optional) The maximum parsing depth. The default is 1.
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