kapacitor define-template

The kapacitor define-template command creates or updates a template. A template is defined using a TICKscript that contains the data processing pipeline of the template.

Usage

kapacitor define-template <template-id> [flags]

Arguments

• template-id: Unique identifier for the template

Flags

Examples

• Create a new template for stream tasks
• Create a new template for batch tasks
• Update a template’s TICKscript
• Update a template’s type

Create a new template for stream tasks

When creating a new template, you must provide a template ID, TICKscript, and template type.

kapacitor define-template my-template \
  -tick /path/to/TICKscript.tick \
  -type stream

Create a new template for batch tasks

When creating a new template, you must provide a template ID, TICKscript, and template type.

kapacitor define-template my-template \
  -tick /path/to/TICKscript.tick \
  -type batch

Update a template’s TICKscript

kapacitor define-template existing-template \
  -tick /path/to/new_TICKscript.tick 

Update a template’s type

kapacitor define-template existing-template -type batch