4 files changed, 36 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/events/config.go b/libpod/events/config.go
index 96172d47b..453c64f8c 100644
--- a/libpod/events/config.go
+++ b/libpod/events/config.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ const (
 type Event struct {
 	// ContainerExitCode is for storing the exit code of a container which can
 	// be used for "internal" event notification
-	ContainerExitCode int
+	ContainerExitCode int `json:",omitempty"`
 	// ID can be for the container, image, volume, etc
-	ID string
+	ID string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Image used where applicable
-	Image string
+	Image string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Name where applicable
-	Name string
+	Name string `json:",omitempty"`
 	// Status describes the event that occurred
 	Status Status
 	// Time the event occurred
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ type Eventer interface {
 	Write(event Event) error
 	// Read an event from the backend
 	Read(options ReadOptions) error
+	// String returns the type of event logger
+	String() string
 }
 
 // ReadOptions describe the attributes needed to read event logs
diff --git a/libpod/events/journal_linux.go b/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
index d5bce4334..7d195dc79 100644
--- a/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/events/journal_linux.go
@@ -54,14 +54,17 @@ func (e EventJournalD) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to generate event options")
 	}
-	podmanJournal := sdjournal.Match{Field: "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER", Value: "podman"} //nolint
-	j, err := sdjournal.NewJournal()                                              //nolint
+	j, err := sdjournal.NewJournal() //nolint
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := j.AddMatch(podmanJournal.String()); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to add filter for event log")
-	}
+	// TODO AddMatch and Seek seem to conflict
+	// Issue filed upstream -> https://github.com/coreos/go-systemd/issues/315
+	// Leaving commented code in case upstream fixes things
+	//podmanJournal := sdjournal.Match{Field: "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER", Value: "podman"} //nolint
+	//if err := j.AddMatch(podmanJournal.String()); err != nil {
+	//	return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to add filter for event log")
+	//}
 	if len(options.Since) == 0 && len(options.Until) == 0 && options.Stream {
 		if err := j.SeekTail(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to seek end of journal")
@@ -96,6 +99,12 @@ func (e EventJournalD) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// TODO this keeps us from feeding the podman event parser with
+		// with regular journal content; it can be removed if the above
+		// problem with AddMatch is resolved.
+		if entry.Fields["PODMAN_EVENT"] == "" {
+			continue
+		}
 		newEvent, err := newEventFromJournalEntry(entry)
 		if err != nil {
 			// We can't decode this event.
@@ -146,3 +155,8 @@ func newEventFromJournalEntry(entry *sdjournal.JournalEntry) (*Event, error) { /
 	}
 	return &newEvent, nil
 }
+
+// String returns a string representation of the logger
+func (e EventJournalD) String() string {
+	return Journald.String()
+}
diff --git a/libpod/events/logfile.go b/libpod/events/logfile.go
index 30d72b9fc..4b65b0ad0 100644
--- a/libpod/events/logfile.go
+++ b/libpod/events/logfile.go
@@ -71,3 +71,8 @@ func (e EventLogFile) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 	close(options.EventChannel)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// String returns a string representation of the logger
+func (e EventLogFile) String() string {
+	return LogFile.String()
+}
diff --git a/libpod/events/nullout.go b/libpod/events/nullout.go
index b11afcf80..f3b36e609 100644
--- a/libpod/events/nullout.go
+++ b/libpod/events/nullout.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ func (e EventToNull) Read(options ReadOptions) error {
 // NewNullEventer returns a new null eventer.  You should only do this for
 // the purposes on internal libpod testing.
 func NewNullEventer() Eventer {
-	e := EventToNull{}
-	return e
+	return EventToNull{}
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation of the logger
+func (e EventToNull) String() string {
+	return "none"
 }