PROJECT_STATUS.md

Machinebeat — Project Status

Last Updated: 2026-02-02

Overview

Elastic Machinebeat is a custom beat for industrial protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, PLC4X). Goal: modernize dependencies and target Beats v9.x.

Current State

Git Status

• Branch: master
• Target: Beats v9.2.4 (aligned with elastic/beats v9 branch)
• Changes:
  • go.mod adjusted to target Beats v9 (using pseudo-version v7.0.0-alpha2... mapped to v9.2.4 commit fd909e2bd441).
  • replace directives aligned with Beats v9.
  • Source code imports updated: github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/logp -> github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp (moved in v9).
  • go.sum updated via go mod tidy.

Versions Detected (Local Files)

Component	go.mod Version
Go	1.24.11 (Toolchain: 1.24.12)
libbeat	v7.0.0-alpha2... (v9.2.4 commit fd909e2)
elastic-agent-libs	v0.26.2
paho.mqtt	v1.5.1
golang.org/x/tools	v0.40.0

Build Status

• ✅ SUCCESS: go mod tidy completed successfully. Dependencies are resolved.
• ❌ Build: go build ./... fails: common.MapStr undefined in module/mqtt/topic/client.go and module/opcua/nodevalue/nodevalue.go.
• ⚠️ mage not installed (optional).

Upgrade Plan

Phase 1: Dependency Update (Complete)

• Adjust go.mod for Beats v9.x target.
• Run go mod tidy successfully.
• Fix libbeat/logp import paths.

Phase 2: Build & Test

• Fix common.MapStr usage (replace with v9 equivalent, e.g. mapstr.M from elastic-agent-libs/mapstr).
• Re-run go build / mage build.

Notes

• go.mod uses a pseudo-version for beats/v7 and a replace directive to point to the v9 commit, because beats v9 still declares v7 module path but tags are v9.x.x.
• libbeat/logp moved to elastic-agent-libs/logp, requiring code changes.