From owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Sun Apr 29 09:30:47 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2046FA7B2B for ; Sun, 29 Apr 2018 09:30:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steven@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from mail-lf0-x22f.google.com (mail-lf0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c07::22f]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 119997F6F6 for ; Sun, 29 Apr 2018 09:30:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steven@multiplay.co.uk) Received: by mail-lf0-x22f.google.com with SMTP id r125-v6so8424566lfe.2 for ; Sun, 29 Apr 2018 02:30:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=multiplay-co-uk.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=jgQGPkWXMpe0mND9CKWuHZjOULG879lqoXncPOvBD2M=; b=cB2XRt+cePR9gejCegb79HpIMFwPOk3HoRQK1P953pIoPeM0EduksOwNlEmwm69yWa eOLwVbFJCa1YAqcJ4QbWUjFHUvSMNXPcGQNjOmv8c/wVxW6BdJnGnTFu/uv4zGv5HT1I eGTcJlZ2Qb9Zs03GCFjwOzJnasxtCr+LD4jVYmIowqOum8EVwG+m5QYbgJoo8NhTLRit r0yg/kceTLDF0DPS+iLRFg0m9PphkehFh0b8hHL2zyBVsOnV1AFRIakIfEPW7Vm6M5v2 eK3ezh7nx3Lkaw3A6KXT8AXzlsTq9spddGDz4igOFbhf5OiJdV9Q07VRFSqL9vcS9MHL vt2A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=jgQGPkWXMpe0mND9CKWuHZjOULG879lqoXncPOvBD2M=; b=VVEKIOb8gsDXNk/08TDHpJVYckytmQD987nb6n2hC6pvrWkl1l4hNAkX3z6JK3nht9 lBI0dUqeSbIdpNqtxXCr4xuV7mW08I4mGlE14eyoMfZUw0kzH7D7TndoykoLsTDeSW9M RJkp8kut4yqMa0XeYQOov4pStOjrcwpkuTJoON0HmeC5S5kQHg+SESTTwc3utRzfkMAY U2LYdzy72LHVFL5f4CLDUJwt5wWomTuEu7Xwng75JxRpiJMXrOSyCiirdA6BULA5sT0U WdnmL/n93kdqpi8WQqzrqI372rRxjVbPHSYn3sBKvwhSjMDiz2IarWCfS25Mc1aAkWd0 JzsQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALQs6tBiBtrgXKlxLurTzfYpzChvcv+Q+n51puvm8TY2jTuVM38PZRW4 cZnnB12Y3R7fUdXXE43PqeQQy1UsIW0QN/6IbD0WppEI X-Google-Smtp-Source: AB8JxZo/w9bba1fymtQTgZj9iig1B4iyh2XcLeiROa2IdTE2NcWtNEHPJxlnY+VbHXGCw9R5qiX+wX9keOVqvdIIH1E= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:25a:: with SMTP id 87-v6mr5825169ljc.46.1524994245105; Sun, 29 Apr 2018 02:30:45 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Steven Hartland Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 09:30:33 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: "Sysctl as a Service" for influxdb / telegraf To: Eitan Adler Cc: Ed Schouten , FreeBSD Hackers , daniel.nelson@influxdb.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 09:30:47 -0000 IMO if you were to add a new format the name of the binary should change too so it=E2=80=99s generic such as just sysctl_exporter. On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 06:27, Eitan Adler wrote: > Resurrecting a somewhat old thread: > > I've been talking with the maintainer of telegraf about implementing > an importer for the Prometheus exporter. They mentioned that they'd > prefer a slightly different format. I'd like to add a new independent > application similar to prometheus_sysctl_exporter for the influx wire > format. > > Why independent? The set of options that each offer differ and the two > formats will grow more different over time. For example prometheus > supports descriptions, while influx support data types. > > Is there any objections to adding another application? If so, would a > new output format for the existing binary be okay? > > References: > Upstream issue: https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/4060 > Proof of Concept: C code: https://ptpb.pw/At9H/c. I'm likely to factor > out the common functions and include them as a single file when I > commit. > Original thread: > > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2016-December/050283.= html > Wire format: > https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.5/write_protocols/line_protocol_t= utorial/ > > -- > Eitan Adler > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " >