statsd-mysql-backend v0.1.1

statsd-mysql-backend

MySQL backend for the Etsy StatsD

Save statsd counters to a mysql key/value table.
Overwrite existing datasets with new counter values.

Vocabulary

ID means the namespace for a metric e.g. the id of a user
Key means the name of the metric e.g. how many messages has a user sent yet

Required config values

• mysql.host
• mysql.user
• mysql.password
• mysql.database
• mysql.table
• mysql.pattern ** Regular expression to match the counters that should be stored to mysql
• mysql.pos_key ** Match position for the key (usually 1 or 2)
• mysql.pos_id ** Match position for the id (usually 1 or 2)

Example statsd config

{ port: 8125 , mgmt_port: 8126 , backends: "backends/statsd-mysql-backend/lib/index.js" , mysql: { host: "mysqlhost" , user: "user" , password: "password" , database: "statsd" , table: "statistics" , pattern: /user.(\w-+).(\d+)/ , pos_key: 1 , pos_id: 2 } }