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diff --git a/metrics/README.md b/metrics/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bc2a45a83 --- /dev/null +++ b/metrics/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ +go-metrics +========== + + + +Go port of Coda Hale's Metrics library: <https://github.com/dropwizard/metrics>. + +Documentation: <http://godoc.org/github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics>. + +Usage +----- + +Create and update metrics: + +```go +c := metrics.NewCounter() +metrics.Register("foo", c) +c.Inc(47) + +g := metrics.NewGauge() +metrics.Register("bar", g) +g.Update(47) + +r := NewRegistry() +g := metrics.NewRegisteredFunctionalGauge("cache-evictions", r, func() int64 { return cache.getEvictionsCount() }) + +s := metrics.NewExpDecaySample(1028, 0.015) // or metrics.NewUniformSample(1028) +h := metrics.NewHistogram(s) +metrics.Register("baz", h) +h.Update(47) + +m := metrics.NewMeter() +metrics.Register("quux", m) +m.Mark(47) + +t := metrics.NewTimer() +metrics.Register("bang", t) +t.Time(func() {}) +t.Update(47) +``` + +Register() is not threadsafe. For threadsafe metric registration use +GetOrRegister: + +```go +t := metrics.GetOrRegisterTimer("account.create.latency", nil) +t.Time(func() {}) +t.Update(47) +``` + +**NOTE:** Be sure to unregister short-lived meters and timers otherwise they will +leak memory: + +```go +// Will call Stop() on the Meter to allow for garbage collection +metrics.Unregister("quux") +// Or similarly for a Timer that embeds a Meter +metrics.Unregister("bang") +``` + +Periodically log every metric in human-readable form to standard error: + +```go +go metrics.Log(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 5 * time.Second, log.New(os.Stderr, "metrics: ", log.Lmicroseconds)) +``` + +Periodically log every metric in slightly-more-parseable form to syslog: + +```go +w, _ := syslog.Dial("unixgram", "/dev/log", syslog.LOG_INFO, "metrics") +go metrics.Syslog(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 60e9, w) +``` + +Periodically emit every metric to Graphite using the [Graphite client](https://github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite): + +```go + +import "github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite" + +addr, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", "127.0.0.1:2003") +go graphite.Graphite(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 10e9, "metrics", addr) +``` + +Periodically emit every metric into InfluxDB: + +**NOTE:** this has been pulled out of the library due to constant fluctuations +in the InfluxDB API. In fact, all client libraries are on their way out. see +issues [#121](https://github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics/issues/121) and +[#124](https://github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics/issues/124) for progress and details. + +```go +import "github.com/vrischmann/go-metrics-influxdb" + +go influxdb.InfluxDB(metrics.DefaultRegistry, + 10e9, + "127.0.0.1:8086", + "database-name", + "username", + "password" +) +``` + +Periodically upload every metric to Librato using the [Librato client](https://github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato): + +**Note**: the client included with this repository under the `librato` package +has been deprecated and moved to the repository linked above. + +```go +import "github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato" + +go librato.Librato(metrics.DefaultRegistry, + 10e9, // interval + "example@example.com", // account owner email address + "token", // Librato API token + "hostname", // source + []float64{0.95}, // percentiles to send + time.Millisecond, // time unit +) +``` + +Periodically emit every metric to StatHat: + +```go +import "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics/stathat" + +go stathat.Stathat(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 10e9, "example@example.com") +``` + +Maintain all metrics along with expvars at `/debug/metrics`: + +This uses the same mechanism as [the official expvar](http://golang.org/pkg/expvar/) +but exposed under `/debug/metrics`, which shows a json representation of all your usual expvars +as well as all your go-metrics. + + +```go +import "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics/exp" + +exp.Exp(metrics.DefaultRegistry) +``` + +Installation +------------ + +```sh +go get github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics +``` + +StatHat support additionally requires their Go client: + +```sh +go get github.com/stathat/go +``` + +Publishing Metrics +------------------ + +Clients are available for the following destinations: + +* Librato - https://github.com/mihasya/go-metrics-librato +* Graphite - https://github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite +* InfluxDB - https://github.com/vrischmann/go-metrics-influxdb +* Ganglia - https://github.com/appscode/metlia +* Prometheus - https://github.com/deathowl/go-metrics-prometheus +* DataDog - https://github.com/syntaqx/go-metrics-datadog +* SignalFX - https://github.com/pascallouisperez/go-metrics-signalfx |