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bigpanda.endpoint() function

bigpanda.endpoint() is a user-contributed function maintained by the package author.

bigpanda.endpoint() sends alerts to BigPanda using data from input rows.

Usage

bigpanda.endpoint is a factory function that outputs another function. The output function requires a mapFn parameter.

mapFn

A function that builds the object used to generate the POST request. Requires an r parameter.

mapFn accepts a table row (r) and returns an object that must include the following fields:

For more information, see bigpanda.sendAlert() parameters.

Function type signature
(
    appKey: A,
    token: string,
    ?url: string,
) => (mapFn: (r: B) => {C with status: D}) => (<-tables: stream[B]) => stream[{B with _sent: string}]
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For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

url

BigPanda alerts API URL. Default is the value of the bigpanda.defaultURL option.

token

(Required) BigPanda API Authorization token (API key).

appKey

(Required) BigPanda App Key.

Examples

Send critical alerts to BigPanda

import "influxdata/influxdb/secrets"
import "json"

token = secrets.get(key: "BIGPANDA_API_KEY")
endpoint = bigpanda.endpoint(token: token, appKey: "example-app-key")

crit_events =
    from(bucket: "example-bucket")
        |> range(start: -1m)
        |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "statuses" and status == "crit")

crit_events
    |> endpoint(
        mapFn: (r) => {
            return {r with status: "critical",
                check: "critical-status-check",
                description: "${r._field} is critical: ${string(v: r._value)}",
                tags: json.encode(v: [{"name": "host", "value": r.host}]),
            }
        },
    )()
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