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diff --git a/collectors/README.md b/collectors/README.md index d0393dae2..81efe19b7 100644 --- a/collectors/README.md +++ b/collectors/README.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To minimize the number of processes spawn for data collection, netdata also supp Instead they support data collection **modules** written in the language of the orchestrator. Usually the orchestrator provides a higher level abstraction, making it ideal for writing new data collection modules with the minimum of code. - + Currently netdata provides plugin orchestrators BASH v4+ [charts.d.plugin](charts.d.plugin/), node.js [node.d.plugin](node.d.plugin/) and @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ plugin|lang|O/S|runs as|modular|description [freeipmi.plugin](freeipmi.plugin/)|`C`|linux, freebsd|external|-|collects metrics from enterprise hardware sensors, on Linux and FreeBSD servers. [idlejitter.plugin](idlejitter.plugin/)|`C`|any|internal|-|measures CPU latency and jitter on all operating systems [macos.plugin](macos.plugin/)|`C`|macos|internal|yes|collects resource usage and performance data on MacOS systems -[nfacct.plugin](nfacct.plugin/)|`C`|linux|internal|-|collects netfilter firewall, connection tracker and accounting metrics using `libmnl` and `libnetfilter_acct` +[nfacct.plugin](nfacct.plugin/)|`C`|linux|external|-|collects netfilter firewall, connection tracker and accounting metrics using `libmnl` and `libnetfilter_acct` [node.d.plugin](node.d.plugin/)|`node.js`|any|external|yes|a **plugin orchestrator** for data collection modules written in `node.js`. [plugins.d](plugins.d/)|`C`|any|internal|-|implements the **external plugins** API and serves external plugins [proc.plugin](proc.plugin/)|`C`|linux|internal|yes|collects resource usage and performance data on Linux systems @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ plugin|lang|O/S|runs as|modular|description Each plugin can be enabled or disabled via `netdata.conf`, section `[plugins]`. -At this section there a list of all the plugins with a boolean setting to enable them or disable them. +At this section there a list of all the plugins with a boolean setting to enable them or disable them. The exception is `statsd.plugin` that has its own `[statsd]` section. @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ The internal data collection API consists of the following calls: ```c collect_data() { // collect data here (one iteration) - + collected_number collected_value = collect_a_value(); - + // give the metrics to netdata - + static RRDSET *st = NULL; // the chart static RRDDIM *rd = NULL; // a dimension attached to this chart - + if(unlikely(!st)) { // we haven't created this chart before // create it now @@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ collect_data() { // let netdata know we start a new iteration on it rrdset_next(st); } - + // give the collected value(s) to the chart rrddim_set_by_pointer(st, rd, collected_value); - + // signal netdata we are done with this iteration rrdset_done(st); } |