Wavefront output data format

Use the wavefront output data format (serializer) to convert Telegraf metrics into the Wavefront Data Format.

Configuration

[[outputs.file]]
  files = ["stdout"]

  ## Data format to output.
  data_format = "wavefront"

  ## Use strict rules to sanitize metric and tag names.
  ## When enabled, forward slash (/) and comma (,) are accepted.
  # wavefront_use_strict = false

  ## Point tags to use as the source name for Wavefront.
  ## If none found, "host" is used.
  # wavefront_source_override = ["hostname", "address", "agent_host", "node_host"]

  ## Disable prefix path conversion.
  ## Default behavior (enabled): prod.prefix.name.metric.name
  ## Disabled behavior: prod.prefix_name.metric_name
  # wavefront_disable_prefix_conversion = false

Configuration options

Metrics

A Wavefront metric equals a single field value of a Telegraf measurement. The metric name format is: <measurement_name>.<field_name>

Only boolean and numeric fields are serialized. Other types generate an error.

Example

Input metric:

cpu,cpu=cpu0,host=testHost user=12,idle=88,system=0 1234567890

Output (Wavefront format):

"cpu.user" 12.000000 1234567890 source="testHost" "cpu"="cpu0"
"cpu.idle" 88.000000 1234567890 source="testHost" "cpu"="cpu0"
"cpu.system" 0.000000 1234567890 source="testHost" "cpu"="cpu0"