Avoid unnecessary type lookups

refs #7622
Update AUTHORS
Remove unused include

refs #7622
Fix some Ido initialization bugs

refs #7625
Add build directories to gitignore
Fix static initializers

refs #7634
Add GelfWriter

refs #7619
Add 'gelf' feature config

refs #7619
Add a type validafor for GelfWriter

refs #7619
Rebase against master changes, fix indent

refs #7619
GelfWriter: Fix default example port

refs #7619
GelfWriter: Add 'source' configuration attribute

refs #7619
GelfWriter: Add documentation

refs #7619