gadgets

Gadgets Examples

This folder contains different examples of how gadgets can be run from a Golang application.

Warning

These examples are work in progress. Be sure to check the release notes to understand relevant changes on the API.

TODO: link to API and concepts documentation before

Simple Gadgets

Examples showing how to use some gadgets in their simplest configuration.

• trace_open: Run the trace_open gadget and print the events to the terminal in json format.
• trace_dns: Run the trace_dns gadget with some of the operators it requires.
• from_file: Run a gadget from a tarball.
• from_memory: Embed and run a gadget from the application binary.

Operators

Examples showing how to use some of the operators.

• local_manager: Use the local manager operator to filter and enrich events with container data.
• cli: Use the CLI operator to print data to the terminal.

Datasource

Examples showing how to use datasource

• fields: Show how to access specific fields from the datasource.
• mutate: Mutate and add fields to a datasource.

Executing Gadgets on remote Inspektor Gadget instances

Examples showing how to execute gadgets in remote instances of Inspektor Gadget (either ig or ig-k8s) by using the gRPC runtime.

• custom_operator: Run a remote gadget and print its output to the terminal in json format by using a custom operator.