A Ruby interface for accessing and modifying Graphite's storage formats
Here are some whisper format details that I put together while writing this.
A major difference between this library and the Python library that ships with Graphite is that the Python libs always treat the Whisper database file as up to date and being accessed within the context of the current time. This affects input validation (dates older than (now - max_retention) are rejected), storage behavior (archives older than the retention of earlier archives will not be stored) and data retrieval (data from an old no longer updated Whisper file is not accessible).
Breaking this assumption lead to somewhat more confusing implementation and perhaps usage, but allows more flexibility in accessing data.
This is currently a first pass. It works for reading and creating Whisper files, but write support has not yet been implemented. The interface will likely change a few times before I begin cutting versions. Consider this code experimental until this message is removed and gems are published.
- Add write support
- Add utility methods (resize, merge, etc)
- Add latest_update search
- Refactor Archive#read and Archive#point_span to be more clear
Author:: Michael Leinartas ([email protected])
Copyright 2011, Michael Leinartas
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