From 56a2fa43840e8c53a4566cdb775befb1447f2d14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Wetzell <git@jwetzell.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:03:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] add string.filter processor

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+---
+title: String Filter
+sidebar:
+    order: 4
+---
+The `string.filter` processor takes a string and turns it into an array of bytes. This processor will return an error if the message being processed is not a string.
+
+- **type**: `string.filter`
+- **params**:
+    - **pattern**: regex pattern to match against the incoming string
+
+### Example
+Match strings starting with `hello`
+```
+- type: string.filter
+  params:
+    pattern: "^hello.*"
+```
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