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diff --git a/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/example/collect.go b/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/example/collect.go
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+++ b/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/example/collect.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package example
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/agent/module"
+)
+
+func (e *Example) collect() (map[string]int64, error) {
+	collected := make(map[string]int64)
+
+	for _, chart := range *e.Charts() {
+		e.collectChart(collected, chart)
+	}
+	return collected, nil
+}
+
+func (e *Example) collectChart(collected map[string]int64, chart *module.Chart) {
+	var num int
+	if chart.Opts.Hidden {
+		num = e.Config.HiddenCharts.Dims
+	} else {
+		num = e.Config.Charts.Dims
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("random%d", i)
+		id := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", chart.ID, name)
+
+		if !e.collectedDims[id] {
+			e.collectedDims[id] = true
+
+			dim := &module.Dim{ID: id, Name: name}
+			if err := chart.AddDim(dim); err != nil {
+				e.Warning(err)
+			}
+			chart.MarkNotCreated()
+		}
+		if i%2 == 0 {
+			collected[id] = e.randInt()
+		} else {
+			collected[id] = -e.randInt()
+		}
+	}
+}