diff --git a/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/docker-compose.yml b/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  telegraf:
+      image: glinton/scratch
+      volumes:
+        - ./telegraf.conf:/telegraf.conf
+        - ../../../../telegraf:/telegraf
+        - ./json_a.log:/var/log/test.log
+      entrypoint:
+        - /telegraf
+        - --config
+        - /telegraf.conf
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diff --git a/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/json_a.log b/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/json_a.log
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+++ b/plugins/inputs/reader/dev/json_a.log
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+{
+		"parent": {
+			"child": 3.0,
+			"ignored_child": "hi"
+		},
+		"ignored_null": null,
+		"integer": 4,
+		"list": [3, 4],
+		"ignored_parent": {
+			"another_ignored_null": null,
+			"ignored_string": "hello, world!"
+		},
+		"another_list": [4]
+	}
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