[rrd-developers] [PATCH] src/rrd_graph.[ch]: Implemented the ":daemon=..." option for "DEF:" commands.

[Thorsten von Eicken]

A problem with your patch is that it doesn't accept a port for the daemon...
     Thorsten

On 2/24/2010 9:42 AM, Florian Forster wrote:
> From: Florian Forster<octo at noris.net>
>
> Rather than calling "FLUSH" for each RRD file needed for drawing a
> graph and then accessing the file directly, use the "FLUSH" command to
> receive the data required for drawing a graph.
>
> The daemon can now be specified in one of three ways:
>
>    * A new option has been added to the "DEF" option. If the "DEF" command
>      includes the option "daemon=...", then the given daemon is used for
>      accessing that file only. This option takes precedence over all
>      other options. The value given follows the same syntax as other ways
>      to specify a daemon address, thouh colons need to be escaped from
>      rrdgraph(1).
>
>      Example:
>        'DEF:v1=path/to/example.rrd:value:AVERAGE:daemon=collect1.octo.cx'
>
>    * The "--daemon" option can be given to the overall "rrdtool graph"
>      command. When given, this address is used for all file accesses
>      except those which explicitely contain a "daemon=..." option.
>
>    * If the "RRDCACHED_ADDRESS" environment variable is set, it's value
>      is used as the daemon address. This is the lowest priority option
>      and only used if no other option is given.
>
> One nice detail is that with ":daemon=...", the cache address can be
> specified for each "DEF:" definition. It is therefore possible to graph
> values stored on several servers in one graph – even if several RRD
> files have the same name.
> ---
>   doc/rrdgraph_data.pod  |   12 ++++++-
>   src/rrd_graph.c        |   82 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
>   src/rrd_graph.h        |    1 +
>   src/rrd_graph_helper.c |    5 +++
>   4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
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