class_docstr: Abstract Parser class to be inherited by all StreamAlert Parsers
class_docstr_tok: ["Abstract","Parser","class","to","be","inherited","by","all","StreamAlert","Parsers"]
docstr: Returns the type of parser
docstr_tok: ["Returns","the","type","of","parser"]
code: def type(cls):
      """Returns the type of parser"""
      return cls._type
  
imports: from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
  from copy import deepcopy
  import csv
  from fnmatch import fnmatch
  import json
  import logging
  import re
  import io
  import jmespath
  from streamalert.shared.logger import get_logger
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling the ParserBase obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.type(cls) and returns: cls