A very simple script that creates some silly logs in a json format. For demonstration purposes only.

sample_json_logs.py

import json
from datetime import datetime
from random import randint
from time import sleep

a = {'timestamp': datetime.now().strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"), 'text': 'testing for the win, {}'.format(randint(0,10)), 'host': 'a_computer', 'attribute': 'abc'}
b = {'timestamp': datetime.now().strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"), 'text': 'here_we_are for the win, {}'.format(randint(0,10)), 'host': 'a_computer', 'attribute': 'abc'}
c = {'timestamp': datetime.now().strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"), 'text': 'testing for the win, {}'.format(randint(0,10)), 'host': 'b_computer', 'attribute': 'abc'}
d = {'timestamp': datetime.now().strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"), 'text': '{} - what now'.format(randint(0,10)), 'host': 'b_computer', 'attribute': 'abc'}
e = {'timestamp': datetime.now().strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S"), 'text': 'testing for the win, {}'.format(randint(0,10)), 'host': 'c_computer', 'attribute': 'zyx'}

options = [a,b,c,d,e]

fname = 'test.log'

def main():
    while True:
        with open(fname, 'a') as fd:
            ix = randint(0, 4)
            try:
                json.dump(options[ix], fd)
            except Exception:
                json.dump(options[0], fd)
            fd.write('\n')
        sleep(1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()