Change doc to recommend beats input as alternative (#85)

* Change doc to recommend beats input as alternative

* Updated link to PR in changelog

* Incorporate review comments

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 3.1.6
+  - Changed documentation to suggest Beats input as alternative [#85](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-lumberjack/pull/85)
+
 ## 3.1.5
   - Docs: Set the default_codec doc attribute.
 

docs/index.asciidoc

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ https://github.com/elastic/logstash-forwarder[logstash-forwarder]
 tool that has been replaced by
 https://github.com/elastic/beats/tree/master/filebeat[Filebeat].
 
+NOTE: Consider using the {logstash-ref}/plugins-inputs-beats.html[Beats input plugin] instead.  
+The Beats input implements the Lumberjack protocol v1 and v2. 
 
 [id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-options"]
 ==== Lumberjack Input Configuration Options
@@ -112,4 +114,4 @@ SSL key passphrase to use.
 [id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options"]
 include::{include_path}/{type}.asciidoc[]
 
-:default_codec!:
+:default_codec!:

logstash-input-lumberjack.gemspec

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-input-lumberjack'
-  s.version         = '3.1.5'
+  s.version         = '3.1.6'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache License (2.0)']
   s.summary         = "Receives events using the Lumberjack protocl"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"