Worked on enhancing log parsing reliability in the vectordotdev/vrl repository, focusing on Common Event Format (CEF) data. Improved the parsing pipeline by trimming whitespace from escaped header values and refactoring parsing functions to standardize whitespace handling, which strengthened data integrity and reduced downstream errors. Expanded test coverage to validate parsing across varied and messy CEF log inputs, ensuring robust handling of edge cases. Utilized Rust for implementation, emphasizing string manipulation and thorough testing practices. These changes enabled more accurate log ingestion and analytics, while code refactoring and centralized whitespace management improved maintainability and reduced the risk of future parsing regressions.