send_gmetric.h File Reference

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

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Functions
int	init_gmetric (const char *conf)
	Initialize Ganglia. More...
void	destroy_gmetric ()
	Close connection to gmond.
int	send_gmetric (const char *name, const char *value, const char *type, const char *units, const char *slope, int tmax, int dmax, const char *group, const char *cluster, const char *desc, const char *title)
	Send a metric to gmond. More...

Detailed Description

This file serves as the library entry point for the libgmetric library.

Definition in file send_gmetric.h.

Function Documentation

int init_gmetric

(

const char *

conf

)

Initialize Ganglia.

Parameters

conf	String containing path to Gmond configuration file

Returns

0 on success

Definition at line 18 of file send_gmetric.c.

int send_gmetric	(	const char *	name,
		const char *	value,
		const char *	type,
		const char *	units,
		const char *	slope,
		int	tmax,
		int	dmax,
		const char *	group,
		const char *	cluster,
		const char *	desc,
		const char *	title
	)

Send a metric to gmond.

Parameters

name	Name of the metric
value	Value of the metric
type	Type of the metric. Either string|int8|uint8|int16|uint16|int32|uint32|float|double
units	Units of the metric
slope	For RRD, slope to use. Usually "both"
tmax	The maximum time in seconds between gmetric calls
dmax	The lifetime in seconds of this metric
group	Group of the metric
cluster	Cluster for the metric
desc	Description of the metric
title	Title of the metric

Returns

0 on success

Definition at line 53 of file send_gmetric.c.