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Client for Azure Application Insights REST API

AppInsights Client for Nodejs

Because the LogAnalyticsClient Azure SDK is not usable

Usage

import { AppInsightsClient } from './AppInsightsClient'

const client = new AppInsightsClient('AI_APPID', 'AI_APIKEY')

const timespan = 'PT4H'
const query = 'customEvents | where name == 'foo' | limit 5'

const objects = await client.query(query, timespan)

Get an API Key

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import * as rp from 'request-promise-native'
function convertTable (columns: any[], rows: any[]): any[] {
return rows.map((row: any[]) => columns.reduce((obj, col, idx) => {
obj[col.name] = row[idx]
return obj
}, {}))
}
// API reference @ https://dev.applicationinsights.io/reference
export class AppInsightsClient {
private static instance: AppInsightsClient
// eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-constructor
constructor (
private appId: string = process.env.AAI_APPID,
private apiKey: string = process.env.AAI_APIKEY,
private baseUrl: string = 'https://api.applicationinsights.io/v1/apps'
) {}
static getInstance () {
if (!AppInsightsClient.instance) AppInsightsClient.instance = new AppInsightsClient()
return AppInsightsClient.instance
}
private baseRequest (options: any = { uri: '' }): Promise<any> {
return rp({
baseUrl: `${this.baseUrl}/${this.appId}`,
json: true,
headers: { 'x-api-key': this.apiKey },
...options
})
}
// Docs: https://dev.applicationinsights.io/reference/post-query
async query (query: string, timespan: string): Promise<any> {
const options = {
method: 'POST',
uri: `/query?timespan=${timespan}`,
body: { query }
}
return this.baseRequest(options).then(d => convertTable(d.tables[0].columns, d.tables[0].rows))
}
}
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