Add warning when file input has no matches

observIQ · Jul 10, 2020 · 541d164 · 541d164
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commit 541d164
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diff --git a/plugin/builtin/input/file/file.go b/plugin/builtin/input/file/file.go
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ func (f *FileInput) Start() error {
 				return
 			case <-globTicker.C:
 				matches := getMatches(f.Include, f.Exclude)
+				if firstCheck && len(matches) == 0 {
+					f.Warnw("no files match the configured include patterns", "include", f.Include)
+				}
 				for _, match := range matches {
 					f.checkFile(ctx, match, firstCheck)
 				}