Jdots codec plugin

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This codec renders each processed event as a dot (.). It is typically used with the java_stdout output to provide approximate event throughput. It is especially useful when combined with pv and wc -c as follows:

  bin/logstash -f /path/to/config/with/jdots/codec | pv | wc -c