Trigger alerts by comparing two measurements
Kapacitor allows you to create alerts based on two or more measurements.
In this guide, we are going to compare two measurements, m1 and m2, and create
an alert whenever the two measurements are different.
As an added bonus, we’ll also include a query that can be used to graph the percentage
difference between the two measurements.
Comparing measurements and creating an alert
The following TICKscript streams the m1 and m2 measurements,
joins them, compares them, and triggers an alert if the two measurements are different.
var window_size = 1m
// Stream m1
var m1 = stream
|from()
.measurement('m1')
|window()
.period(window_size)
.every(window_size)
.align()
|count('value')
.as('value')
// Stream m2
var m2 = stream
|from()
.measurement('m2')
|window()
.period(window_size)
.every(window_size)
.align()
|count('value')
.as('value')
// Join m1 and m2
var data = m1
|join(m2)
.as('m1', 'm2')
// Compare the joined stream and alert when m1 and m2 values are different
data
|alert()
.crit(lambda: "m1.value" != "m2.value")
.message('values were not equal m1 value is {{ index .Fields "m1.value" }} m2 value is {{ index .Fields "m2.value" }}')Graphing the percentage difference between the measurements
Use the data stream defined in the TICKscript above to calculate the difference
between m1 and m2, transform it into a float, divide that difference by the
actual values of m1 and m2, then multiply them by 100.
This will give you the percentage difference for each.
Store the difference as new fields in the diffs measurement:
data
// Calculate the difference between m1 and m2
|eval(lambda: "m1.value" - "m2.value")
.as('value_diff')
.keep()
// Calculate the % difference of m1 and m2
|eval(lambda: (float("value_diff") / float("m1.value")) * 100.0, lambda: (float("value_diff") / float("m2.value")) * 100.0)
.as('diff_percentage_m1', 'diff_percentage_m2')
// Store the calculated differences in the 'diffs' measurement
|influxDBOut()
.measurement('diffs')
.database('mydb')
.create()This can be used to create visualizations similar to:
The full TICKscript
Below is the entire, uncommented TICKscript:
var window_size = 1m
var m1 = stream
|from()
.measurement('m1')
|window()
.period(window_size)
.every(window_size)
.align()
|count('value')
.as('value')
var m2 = stream
|from()
.measurement('m2')
|window()
.period(window_size)
.every(window_size)
.align()
|count('value')
.as('value')
var data = m1
|join(m2)
.as('m1', 'm2')
data
|alert()
.crit(lambda: "m1.value" != "m2.value")
.message('values were not equal m1 value is {{ index .Fields "m1.value" }} m2 value is {{ index .Fields "m2.value" }}')
data
|eval(lambda: "m1.value" - "m2.value")
.as('value_diff')
.keep()
|eval(lambda: (float("value_diff") / float("m1.value")) * 100.0, lambda: (float("value_diff") / float("m2.value")) * 100.0)
.as('diff_percentage_m1', 'diff_percentage_m2')
|influxDBOut()
.measurement('diffs')
.database('mydb')
.create()Was this page helpful?
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