README.md

##Yet another gist to provide Graphite support for Dashing Pull data from Graphite and present in Dashing. Support both graph and number widget.

Quick install:

dashing install efffa657c31e244131e3

Set the graphite name and names of metrics in jobs/graphite.rb

# Set the graphite url
GRAPHITE_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:8080'
#GRAPHITE_URL = 'https://127.0.0.1:8443'

# Job mappings. Define a name and set the metrics name from graphite
job_mapping = {
    'host1-load-1min' => '*.*.host1.load.onemin',
    'host2-load-1min' => '*.*.host1.load.onemin'
}

Configure your dashboard to use your data. Example dashboards/sample.erb:

    <li data-row="1" data-col="1" data-sizex="1" data-sizey="1">
        <div data-id="host1-load-1min" data-view="Graph" data-title="Host1 Load 1min" data-moreinfo="Last 4h"></div>
    </li>
    <li data-row="1" data-col="1" data-sizex="1" data-sizey="1">
        <div data-id="host2-load-1min" data-view="Meter" data-title="Host2 Load 1min" data-min="0" data-max="100" data-moreinfo="Last 4h"></div>
    </li>

As always, fork and tweak to suit your needs

graphite.rb

require 'open-uri'
require 'json'
require 'date'
 
# Pull data from Graphite and make available to Dashing Widgets
# Heavily inspired from Thomas Van Machelen's "Bling dashboard article"
 
# Set the graphite host and port (ip or hostname)
GRAPHITE_URL = 'https://your.graphite.host'
INTERVAL = '30s'
 
# Job mappings. Define a name and set the metrics name from graphite
 
job_mapping = {
    'host1-load-1min' => '*.*.host1.load.onemin',
    'host2-load-1min' => '*.*.host1.load.onemin'
}
 
# Extend the float to allow better rounding. Too many digits makes a messy dashboard
class Float
    def sigfig_to_s(digits)
        f = sprintf("%.#{digits - 1}e", self).to_f
        i = f.to_i
        (i == f ? i : f)
    end
end
 
class Graphite
    # Initialize the class
    def initialize(url)
        @url = url
    end
 
    # Use Graphite api to query for the stats, parse the returned JSON and return the result
    def query(statname, since=nil)
        since ||= '1h-ago'
        print "SOURCE: #{@url}/render?format=json&target=#{statname}&from=#{since}\n"
        response = URI.parse("#{@url}/render?format=json&target=#{statname}&from=#{since}").read
        result = JSON.parse(response, :symbolize_names => true)
        return result.first
    end
 
    # Gather the datapoints and turn into Dashing graph widget format
    def points(name, since=nil)
        since ||= '-1min'
        stats = query name, since
        datapoints = stats[:datapoints]
 
        points = []
        count = 1
 
        (datapoints.select { |el| not el[0].nil? }).each do|item|
            points << { x: count, y: get_value(item)}
            count += 1
        end
 
        value = (datapoints.select { |el| not el[0].nil? }).last[0].sigfig_to_s(2)
 
        return points, value
    end
 
    def get_value(datapoint)
        value = datapoint[0] || 0
        return value.round(2)
    end
 
    def value(name, since=nil)
        since ||= '-10min'
        stats = query name, since
        last = (stats[:datapoints].select { |el| not el[0].nil? }).last[0].sigfig_to_s(2)
 
        return last
    end
end
 
job_mapping.each do |title, statname|
   SCHEDULER.every INTERVAL, :first_in => 0 do
        # Create an instance of our Graphite class
        q = Graphite.new GRAPHITE_URL
 
        # Get the current points and value. Timespan is static atm
        points, current = q.points "#{statname}", "-1hour"
 
        # Send to dashboard, tested supports for number, meter and graph widgets
        send_event "#{title}", { current: current, value: current, points: points }
   end
end

Good updates. You should probably update the readme to reflect your changes GRAPHITE_HOST and
GRAPHITE_PORT are gone it seems. Also it's be nice if you could put an sample widget image in there.

Yep, and fix the example, i.e. change </ul> into </li> - for those who quickly copy the example code.

Please post a picture

The dashing install hash still points to Ulrhol's gist, and not this one.

Might want to update:

dashing install 5088efcc94de2fecad5e

To

dashing install efffa657c31e244131e3

@jewzaam: It would be better if you updated this gist to fix the couple issues above then have us make yet another fork.

Would this work with hostedgraphite ?

All, I didn't notice any of your comments. Sorry! Will look at updating this as I'm picking it back up soon.

@OliPassey you're asking about https://www.hostedgraphite.com/ ? I haven't used them, but this will only work if the graphite instance doesn't require authentication.

Updated README for fixes recommended.