gen-statsd

gen-statsd is an experimental tool written in Go for load and signal testing with StatsD metrics.

Configuration

Command-line Flags

Usage of ./gen-statsd:
  -agents=10: max number of agents to run concurrently
  -config="": path to config file
  -counters=50: number of counters for each agent to hold
  -flush-interval=10s: how often to flush metrics
  -gauges=30: number of gauges for each agent to hold
  -prefix="gen-statsd": prefix for metrics
  -quiet=true: run gen-statsd in quiet mode
  -run-time=0s: how long to run, 0=forever
  -sample-rate=0: sampling rate
  -spawn-drift=10: spread new agent generation by 0-n seconds
  -statsd-hosts="localhost:8125:udp": comma separated list of ip:port:proto or UDS socket path for statsD host(s).
  -tag-format="": format of the tags to send. accepted values "datadog" or "influx"
  -tags="": list of K:V comma separated tags. Example: key1:tag1,key2:tag2
  -timer-samples=10: number of timer samples per iteration
  -timers=20: number of timers for each agent to hold
  -value-max=100: maximum value
  -value-min=0: minimum value
  -version=false: show version information

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
AGENTS	max number of agents to run concurrently (default 10)
CONFIG	path to config file
COUNTERS	number of counters for each agent to hold (default 50)
FLUSH_INTERVAL	how often to flush metrics (default 10s)
GAUGES	number of gauges for each agent to hold (default 30)
PREFIX	prefix for metrics (default "gen-statsd")
QUIET	run gen-statsd in quiet mode
RUN_TIME	how long to run, 0=forever
SAMPLE_RATE	sampling rate (default 0)
SPAWN_DRIFT	spread new agent generation by 0-n seconds (default 10)
STATSD_HOSTS	comma separated list of ip:port:proto or UDS socket path for statsD host(s)
TAG_FORMAT	format of the tags to send. accepted values "datadog" or "influx
TAGS	list of K:V comma separated tags. Example: key1:tag1,key2:tag2
TIMERS	number of timers for each agent to hold (default 20)
VALUE_MAX	maximum value to send (default 100)
VALUE_MIN	minimum value to send (default 0)
VERSION	show version information

Releases

Binary

Releases

Docker

See Docker Hub for additional details.

• Be sure to have Docker installed on your machine
• Run:
  • docker pull circonus/gen-statsd:latest
  • docker run -e STATSD_HOST=127.0.0.1:8125 -e AGENTS=1 ... circonus/gen-statsd:latest
• Note: You can also use the docker flag --env-file and provide the path to a file with the environment variables from above defined.

Installation

From Source

• Be sure to have GOBIN set
• Be sure that the location of GOBIN is in your PATH

1. Clone this repo
2. Navigate to the repo in your filesystem
3. Run go install

Contributing

Contributing Guide