Merge branch 'develop' into main

- MetricRouter: Fix interval_timestamp option
- InfluxSink & InfluxAsyncSink: Add own flush mechanism
- InfluxSink & InfluxAsyncSink: Use default options, overwrite if
configured otherwise
- InfinibandCollector: Add units to metrics
- LikwidCollector: Fix for dying accessdaemon

collectors/infinibandMetric.go

@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@ import (
 
 const IB_BASEPATH = "/sys/class/infiniband/"
 
+type InfinibandCollectorMetric struct {
+	path string
+	unit string
+}
+
 type InfinibandCollectorInfo struct {
-	LID              string            // IB local Identifier (LID)
+	LID              string                               // IB local Identifier (LID)
-	device           string            // IB device
+	device           string                               // IB device
-	port             string            // IB device port
+	port             string                               // IB device port
-	portCounterFiles map[string]string // mapping counter name -> sysfs file
+	portCounterFiles map[string]InfinibandCollectorMetric // mapping counter name -> InfinibandCollectorMetric
-	tagSet           map[string]string // corresponding tag list
+	tagSet           map[string]string                    // corresponding tag list
-	lastState        map[string]int64  // State from last measurement
+	lastState        map[string]int64                     // State from last measurement
 }
 
 type InfinibandCollector struct {
@@ -106,16 +111,16 @@ func (m *InfinibandCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 
 		// Check access to counter files
 		countersDir := filepath.Join(path, "counters")
-		portCounterFiles := map[string]string{
+		portCounterFiles := map[string]InfinibandCollectorMetric{
-			"ib_recv":      filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_rcv_data"),
+			"ib_recv":      {path: filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_rcv_data"), unit: "bytes"},
-			"ib_xmit":      filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_xmit_data"),
+			"ib_xmit":      {path: filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_xmit_data"), unit: "bytes"},
-			"ib_recv_pkts": filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_rcv_packets"),
+			"ib_recv_pkts": {path: filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_rcv_packets"), unit: "packets"},
-			"ib_xmit_pkts": filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_xmit_packets"),
+			"ib_xmit_pkts": {path: filepath.Join(countersDir, "port_xmit_packets"), unit: "packets"},
 		}
-		for _, counterFile := range portCounterFiles {
+		for _, counter := range portCounterFiles {
-			err := unix.Access(counterFile, unix.R_OK)
+			err := unix.Access(counter.path, unix.R_OK)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to access %s: %v", counterFile, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to access %s: %v", counter.path, err)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -165,14 +170,14 @@ func (m *InfinibandCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetr
 	m.lastTimestamp = now
 
 	for _, info := range m.info {
-		for counterName, counterFile := range info.portCounterFiles {
+		for counterName, counterDef := range info.portCounterFiles {
 
 			// Read counter file
-			line, err := ioutil.ReadFile(counterFile)
+			line, err := ioutil.ReadFile(counterDef.path)
 			if err != nil {
 				cclog.ComponentError(
 					m.name,
-					fmt.Sprintf("Read(): Failed to read from file '%s': %v", counterFile, err))
+					fmt.Sprintf("Read(): Failed to read from file '%s': %v", counterDef.path, err))
 				continue
 			}
 			data := strings.TrimSpace(string(line))
@@ -189,6 +194,7 @@ func (m *InfinibandCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetr
 			// Send absolut values
 			if m.config.SendAbsoluteValues {
 				if y, err := lp.New(counterName, info.tagSet, m.meta, map[string]interface{}{"value": v}, now); err == nil {
+					y.AddMeta("unit", counterDef.unit)
 					output <- y
 				}
 			}
@@ -198,6 +204,7 @@ func (m *InfinibandCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetr
 				if info.lastState[counterName] >= 0 {
 					rate := float64((v - info.lastState[counterName])) / timeDiff
 					if y, err := lp.New(counterName+"_bw", info.tagSet, m.meta, map[string]interface{}{"value": rate}, now); err == nil {
+						y.AddMeta("unit", counterDef.unit+"/sec")
 						output <- y
 					}
 				}

collectors/likwidMetric.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type LikwidEventsetConfig struct {
 	gid      C.int
 	eorder   []*C.char
 	estr     *C.char
+	go_estr  string
 	results  map[int]map[string]interface{}
 	metrics  map[int]map[string]float64
 }
@@ -101,8 +103,14 @@ func eventsToEventStr(events map[string]string) string {
 
 func genLikwidEventSet(input LikwidCollectorEventsetConfig) LikwidEventsetConfig {
 	tmplist := make([]string, 0)
+	clist := make([]string, 0)
+	for k := range input.Events {
+		clist = append(clist, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(clist)
 	elist := make([]*C.char, 0)
-	for k, v := range input.Events {
+	for _, k := range clist {
+		v := input.Events[k]
 		tmplist = append(tmplist, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", v, k))
 		c_counter := C.CString(k)
 		elist = append(elist, c_counter)
@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@ func genLikwidEventSet(input LikwidCollectorEventsetConfig) LikwidEventsetConfig
 		gid:     -1,
 		eorder:  elist,
 		estr:    C.CString(estr),
+		go_estr: estr,
 		results: res,
 		metrics: met,
 	}
@@ -193,7 +202,7 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	}
 	m.setup()
 
-	m.meta = map[string]string{"source": m.name, "group": "PerfCounter"}
+	m.meta = map[string]string{"group": "PerfCounter"}
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(m.name, "Get cpulist and init maps and lists")
 	cpulist := topo.CpuList()
 	m.cpulist = make([]C.int, len(cpulist))
@@ -425,6 +434,9 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) calcGlobalMetrics(interval time.Duration, output chan
 
 func (m *LikwidCollector) LateInit() error {
 	var ret C.int
+	if m.initialized {
+		return nil
+	}
 	switch m.config.AccessMode {
 	case "direct":
 		C.HPMmode(0)
@@ -475,7 +487,17 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) LateInit() error {
 	for i, evset := range m.config.Eventsets {
 		var gid C.int
 		if len(evset.Events) > 0 {
+			skip := false
 			likwidGroup := genLikwidEventSet(evset)
+			for _, g := range m.likwidGroups {
+				if likwidGroup.go_estr == g.go_estr {
+					skip = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if skip {
+				continue
+			}
 			// Now we add the list of events to likwid
 			gid = C.perfmon_addEventSet(likwidGroup.estr)
 			if gid >= 0 {
@@ -520,9 +542,14 @@ func (m *LikwidCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMetric)
 	}
 
 	if !m.initialized {
-		if m.LateInit() != nil {
+		m.lock.Lock()
+		err = m.LateInit()
+		if err != nil {
+			m.lock.Unlock()
 			return
 		}
+		m.initialized = true
+		m.lock.Unlock()
 	}
 
 	if m.initialized && !skip {

internal/metricRouter/metricRouter.go

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ type metricRouter struct {
 	done        chan bool           // channel to finish / stop metric router
 	wg          *sync.WaitGroup     // wait group for all goroutines in cc-metric-collector
 	timestamp   time.Time           // timestamp periodically updated by ticker each interval
-	timerdone   chan bool           // channel to finish / stop timestamp updater
 	ticker      mct.MultiChanTicker // periodically ticking once each interval
 	config      metricRouterConfig  // json encoded config for metric router
 	cache       MetricCache         // pointer to MetricCache
@@ -124,29 +123,6 @@ func (r *metricRouter) Init(ticker mct.MultiChanTicker, wg *sync.WaitGroup, rout
 	return nil
 }
 
-// StartTimer starts a timer which updates timestamp periodically
-func (r *metricRouter) StartTimer() {
-	m := make(chan time.Time)
-	r.ticker.AddChannel(m)
-	r.timerdone = make(chan bool)
-
-	r.wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer r.wg.Done()
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-r.timerdone:
-				close(r.timerdone)
-				cclog.ComponentDebug("MetricRouter", "TIMER DONE")
-				return
-			case t := <-m:
-				r.timestamp = t
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	cclog.ComponentDebug("MetricRouter", "TIMER START")
-}
-
 func getParamMap(point lp.CCMetric) map[string]interface{} {
 	params := make(map[string]interface{})
 	params["metric"] = point
@@ -235,8 +211,9 @@ func (r *metricRouter) dropMetric(point lp.CCMetric) bool {
 func (r *metricRouter) Start() {
 	// start timer if configured
 	r.timestamp = time.Now()
+	timeChan := make(chan time.Time)
 	if r.config.IntervalStamp {
-		r.StartTimer()
+		r.ticker.AddChannel(timeChan)
 	}
 
 	// Router manager is done
@@ -316,6 +293,10 @@ func (r *metricRouter) Start() {
 				done()
 				return
 
+			case timestamp := <-timeChan:
+				r.timestamp = timestamp
+				cclog.ComponentDebug("MetricRouter", "Update timestamp", r.timestamp.UnixNano())
+
 			case p := <-r.coll_input:
 				coll_forward(p)
 				for i := 0; len(r.coll_input) > 0 && i < (r.maxForward-1); i++ {
@@ -361,14 +342,6 @@ func (r *metricRouter) Close() {
 	// wait for close of channel r.done
 	<-r.done
 
-	// stop timer
-	if r.config.IntervalStamp {
-		cclog.ComponentDebug("MetricRouter", "TIMER CLOSE")
-		r.timerdone <- true
-		// wait for close of channel r.timerdone
-		<-r.timerdone
-	}
-
 	// stop metric cache
 	if r.config.NumCacheIntervals > 0 {
 		cclog.ComponentDebug("MetricRouter", "CACHE CLOSE")

sinks/httpSink.go

@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func (s *HttpSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
 	if s.buffer.Len() == 0 && s.flushDelay != 0 {
 		// This is the first write since the last flush, start the flushTimer!
 		if s.flushTimer != nil && s.flushTimer.Stop() {
-			cclog.ComponentDebug("HttpSink", "unexpected: the flushTimer was already running?")
+			cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "unexpected: the flushTimer was already running?")
 		}
 
 		// Run a batched flush for all lines that have arrived in the last second
 		s.flushTimer = time.AfterFunc(s.flushDelay, func() {
 			if err := s.Flush(); err != nil {
-				cclog.ComponentError("HttpSink", "flush failed:", err.Error())
+				cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func (s *HttpSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
 	s.lock.Unlock() // defer does not work here as Flush() takes the lock as well
 
 	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "encoding failed:", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ func (s *HttpSink) Flush() error {
 	// Create new request to send buffer
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, s.config.URL, s.buffer)
 	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "failed to create request:", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -100,12 +102,15 @@ func (s *HttpSink) Flush() error {
 
 	// Handle transport/tcp errors
 	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "transport/tcp error:", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Handle application errors
 	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return errors.New(res.Status)
+		err = errors.New(res.Status)
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "application error:", err.Error())
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ func (s *HttpSink) Flush() error {
 func (s *HttpSink) Close() {
 	s.flushTimer.Stop()
 	if err := s.Flush(); err != nil {
-		cclog.ComponentError("HttpSink", "flush failed:", err.Error())
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
 	}
 	s.client.CloseIdleConnections()
 }

sinks/influxAsyncSink.go

@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ type InfluxAsyncSinkConfig struct {
 	BatchSize uint `json:"batch_size,omitempty"`
 	// Interval, in ms, in which is buffer flushed if it has not been already written (by reaching batch size) . Default 1000ms
 	FlushInterval         uint   `json:"flush_interval,omitempty"`
-	InfluxRetryInterval   string `json:"retry_interval"`
+	InfluxRetryInterval   string `json:"retry_interval,omitempty"`
-	InfluxExponentialBase uint   `json:"retry_exponential_base"`
+	InfluxExponentialBase uint   `json:"retry_exponential_base,omitempty"`
-	InfluxMaxRetries      uint   `json:"max_retries"`
+	InfluxMaxRetries      uint   `json:"max_retries,omitempty"`
-	InfluxMaxRetryTime    string `json:"max_retry_time"`
+	InfluxMaxRetryTime    string `json:"max_retry_time,omitempty"`
+	CustomFlushInterval   string `json:"custom_flush_interval,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type InfluxAsyncSink struct {
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ type InfluxAsyncSink struct {
 	config              InfluxAsyncSinkConfig
 	influxRetryInterval uint
 	influxMaxRetryTime  uint
+	customFlushInterval time.Duration
+	flushTimer          *time.Timer
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) connect() error {
@@ -60,20 +63,34 @@ func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) connect() error {
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Using URI", uri, "Org", s.config.Organization, "Bucket", s.config.Database)
 	clientOptions := influxdb2.DefaultOptions()
 	if s.config.BatchSize != 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Batch size", s.config.BatchSize)
 		clientOptions.SetBatchSize(s.config.BatchSize)
 	}
 	if s.config.FlushInterval != 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Flush interval", s.config.FlushInterval)
 		clientOptions.SetFlushInterval(s.config.FlushInterval)
 	}
+	if s.influxRetryInterval != 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "MaxRetryInterval", s.influxRetryInterval)
+		clientOptions.SetMaxRetryInterval(s.influxRetryInterval)
+	}
+	if s.influxMaxRetryTime != 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "MaxRetryTime", s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+		clientOptions.SetMaxRetryTime(s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+	}
+	if s.config.InfluxExponentialBase != 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Exponential Base", s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
+		clientOptions.SetExponentialBase(s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
+	}
+	if s.config.InfluxMaxRetries != 0 {
+		cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Max Retries", s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+		clientOptions.SetMaxRetries(s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+	}
 	clientOptions.SetTLSConfig(
 		&tls.Config{
 			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 		},
-	)
+	).SetPrecision(time.Second)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryInterval(s.influxRetryInterval)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryTime(s.influxMaxRetryTime)
-	clientOptions.SetExponentialBase(s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetries(s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
 
 	s.client = influxdb2.NewClientWithOptions(uri, auth, clientOptions)
 	s.writeApi = s.client.WriteAPI(s.config.Organization, s.config.Database)
@@ -88,6 +105,15 @@ func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) connect() error {
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
+	if s.customFlushInterval != 0 && s.flushTimer == nil {
+		// Run a batched flush for all lines that have arrived in the defined interval
+		s.flushTimer = time.AfterFunc(s.customFlushInterval, func() {
+			if err := s.Flush(); err != nil {
+				cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
 	s.writeApi.WritePoint(
 		m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags),
 	)
@@ -95,7 +121,11 @@ func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) Flush() error {
+	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Flushing")
 	s.writeApi.Flush()
+	if s.customFlushInterval != 0 && s.flushTimer != nil {
+		s.flushTimer = nil
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -110,13 +140,16 @@ func NewInfluxAsyncSink(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Sink, error) {
 	s.name = fmt.Sprintf("InfluxSink(%s)", name)
 
 	// Set default for maximum number of points sent to server in single request.
-	s.config.BatchSize = 100
+	s.config.BatchSize = 0
-	s.influxRetryInterval = uint(time.Duration(1) * time.Second)
+	s.influxRetryInterval = 0
-	s.config.InfluxRetryInterval = "1s"
+	//s.config.InfluxRetryInterval = "1s"
-	s.influxMaxRetryTime = uint(7 * time.Duration(24) * time.Hour)
+	s.influxMaxRetryTime = 0
-	s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime = "168h"
+	//s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime = "168h"
-	s.config.InfluxMaxRetries = 20
+	s.config.InfluxMaxRetries = 0
-	s.config.InfluxExponentialBase = 2
+	s.config.InfluxExponentialBase = 0
+	s.config.FlushInterval = 0
+	s.config.CustomFlushInterval = ""
+	s.customFlushInterval = time.Duration(0)
 
 	// Default retry intervals (in seconds)
 	// 1 2
@@ -168,6 +201,15 @@ func NewInfluxAsyncSink(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Sink, error) {
 	s.influxRetryInterval = toUint(s.config.InfluxRetryInterval, s.influxRetryInterval)
 	s.influxMaxRetryTime = toUint(s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime, s.influxMaxRetryTime)
 
+	// Use a own timer for calling Flush()
+	if len(s.config.CustomFlushInterval) > 0 {
+		t, err := time.ParseDuration(s.config.CustomFlushInterval)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid duration in 'custom_flush_interval': %v", err)
+		}
+		s.customFlushInterval = t
+	}
+
 	// Connect to InfluxDB server
 	if err := s.connect(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to connect: %v", err)

sinks/influxSink.go

@@ -6,28 +6,32 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	cclog "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccLogger"
 	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccMetric"
 	influxdb2 "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2"
 	influxdb2Api "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2/api"
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2/api/write"
 )
 
 type InfluxSinkConfig struct {
 	defaultSinkConfig
-	Host                  string `json:"host,omitempty"`
+	Host         string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	Port                  string `json:"port,omitempty"`
+	Port         string `json:"port,omitempty"`
-	Database              string `json:"database,omitempty"`
+	Database     string `json:"database,omitempty"`
-	User                  string `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	User         string `json:"user,omitempty"`
-	Password              string `json:"password,omitempty"`
+	Password     string `json:"password,omitempty"`
-	Organization          string `json:"organization,omitempty"`
+	Organization string `json:"organization,omitempty"`
-	SSL                   bool   `json:"ssl,omitempty"`
+	SSL          bool   `json:"ssl,omitempty"`
-	RetentionPol          string `json:"retention_policy,omitempty"`
+	FlushDelay   string `json:"flush_delay,omitempty"`
-	InfluxRetryInterval   string `json:"retry_interval"`
+	BatchSize    int    `json:"batch_size,omitempty"`
-	InfluxExponentialBase uint   `json:"retry_exponential_base"`
+	RetentionPol string `json:"retention_policy,omitempty"`
-	InfluxMaxRetries      uint   `json:"max_retries"`
+	// InfluxRetryInterval   string `json:"retry_interval"`
-	InfluxMaxRetryTime    string `json:"max_retry_time"`
+	// InfluxExponentialBase uint   `json:"retry_exponential_base"`
+	// InfluxMaxRetries      uint   `json:"max_retries"`
+	// InfluxMaxRetryTime    string `json:"max_retry_time"`
 	//InfluxMaxRetryDelay  string `json:"max_retry_delay"` // It is mentioned in the docs but there is no way to set it
 }
 
@@ -38,6 +42,10 @@ type InfluxSink struct {
 	config              InfluxSinkConfig
 	influxRetryInterval uint
 	influxMaxRetryTime  uint
+	batch               []*write.Point
+	flushTimer          *time.Timer
+	flushDelay          time.Duration
+	lock                sync.Mutex // Flush() runs in another goroutine, so this lock has to protect the buffer
 	//influxMaxRetryDelay uint
 }
 
@@ -56,16 +64,31 @@ func (s *InfluxSink) connect() error {
 	}
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Using URI", uri, "Org", s.config.Organization, "Bucket", s.config.Database)
 	clientOptions := influxdb2.DefaultOptions()
+
+	// if s.influxRetryInterval != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "MaxRetryInterval", s.influxRetryInterval)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryInterval(s.influxRetryInterval)
+	// }
+	// if s.influxMaxRetryTime != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "MaxRetryTime", s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryTime(s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+	// }
+	// if s.config.InfluxExponentialBase != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Exponential Base", s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetExponentialBase(s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
+	// }
+	// if s.config.InfluxMaxRetries != 0 {
+	// 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Max Retries", s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+	// 	clientOptions.SetMaxRetries(s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
+	// }
+
 	clientOptions.SetTLSConfig(
 		&tls.Config{
 			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 		},
 	)
 
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryInterval(s.influxRetryInterval)
+	clientOptions.SetPrecision(time.Second)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetryTime(s.influxMaxRetryTime)
-	clientOptions.SetExponentialBase(s.config.InfluxExponentialBase)
-	clientOptions.SetMaxRetries(s.config.InfluxMaxRetries)
 
 	s.client = influxdb2.NewClientWithOptions(uri, auth, clientOptions)
 	s.writeApi = s.client.WriteAPIBlocking(s.config.Organization, s.config.Database)
@@ -80,38 +103,76 @@ func (s *InfluxSink) connect() error {
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
-	err :=
+	// err :=
-		s.writeApi.WritePoint(
+	// 	s.writeApi.WritePoint(
-			context.Background(),
+	// 		context.Background(),
-			m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags),
+	// 		m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags),
-		)
+	// 	)
-	return err
+	if len(s.batch) == 0 && s.flushDelay != 0 {
+		// This is the first write since the last flush, start the flushTimer!
+		if s.flushTimer != nil && s.flushTimer.Stop() {
+			cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "unexpected: the flushTimer was already running?")
+		}
+
+		// Run a batched flush for all lines that have arrived in the last second
+		s.flushTimer = time.AfterFunc(s.flushDelay, func() {
+			if err := s.Flush(); err != nil {
+				cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	p := m.ToPoint(s.meta_as_tags)
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	s.batch = append(s.batch, p)
+	s.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// Flush synchronously if "flush_delay" is zero
+	if s.flushDelay == 0 {
+		return s.Flush()
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxSink) Flush() error {
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	defer s.lock.Unlock()
+	if len(s.batch) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	err := s.writeApi.WritePoint(context.Background(), s.batch...)
+	if err != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError(s.name, "flush failed:", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	s.batch = s.batch[:0]
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *InfluxSink) Close() {
 	cclog.ComponentDebug(s.name, "Closing InfluxDB connection")
+	s.flushTimer.Stop()
+	s.Flush()
 	s.client.Close()
 }
 
 func NewInfluxSink(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Sink, error) {
 	s := new(InfluxSink)
 	s.name = fmt.Sprintf("InfluxSink(%s)", name)
+	s.config.BatchSize = 100
+	s.config.FlushDelay = "1s"
 	if len(config) > 0 {
 		err := json.Unmarshal(config, &s.config)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	s.influxRetryInterval = uint(time.Duration(1) * time.Second)
+	s.influxRetryInterval = 0
-	s.config.InfluxRetryInterval = "1s"
+	s.influxMaxRetryTime = 0
-	s.influxMaxRetryTime = uint(7 * time.Duration(24) * time.Hour)
+	// s.config.InfluxRetryInterval = ""
-	s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime = "168h"
+	// s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime = ""
-	s.config.InfluxMaxRetries = 20
+	// s.config.InfluxMaxRetries = 0
-	s.config.InfluxExponentialBase = 2
+	// s.config.InfluxExponentialBase = 0
 
 	if len(s.config.Host) == 0 ||
 		len(s.config.Port) == 0 ||
@@ -126,15 +187,25 @@ func NewInfluxSink(name string, config json.RawMessage) (Sink, error) {
 		s.meta_as_tags[k] = true
 	}
 
-	toUint := func(duration string, def uint) uint {
+	// toUint := func(duration string, def uint) uint {
-		t, err := time.ParseDuration(duration)
+	// 	if len(duration) > 0 {
+	// 		t, err := time.ParseDuration(duration)
+	// 		if err == nil {
+	// 			return uint(t.Milliseconds())
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// 	return def
+	// }
+	// s.influxRetryInterval = toUint(s.config.InfluxRetryInterval, s.influxRetryInterval)
+	// s.influxMaxRetryTime = toUint(s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime, s.influxMaxRetryTime)
+
+	if len(s.config.FlushDelay) > 0 {
+		t, err := time.ParseDuration(s.config.FlushDelay)
 		if err == nil {
-			return uint(t.Milliseconds())
+			s.flushDelay = t
 		}
-		return def
 	}
-	s.influxRetryInterval = toUint(s.config.InfluxRetryInterval, s.influxRetryInterval)
+	s.batch = make([]*write.Point, 0, s.config.BatchSize)
-	s.influxMaxRetryTime = toUint(s.config.InfluxMaxRetryTime, s.influxMaxRetryTime)
 
 	// Connect to InfluxDB server
 	if err := s.connect(); err != nil {

sinks/influxSink.md

@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ The `influxdb` sink uses the official [InfluxDB golang client](https://pkg.go.de
     "password" : "examplepw",
     "organization": "myorg",
     "ssl": true,
-    "retry_interval" : "1s",
+    "flush_delay" : "1s",
-    "retry_exponential_base" : 2,
+    "batch_size" : 100
-    "max_retries": 20,
-    "max_retry_time" : "168h"
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -34,9 +32,6 @@ The `influxdb` sink uses the official [InfluxDB golang client](https://pkg.go.de
 - `password`: Password for basic authentification
 - `organization`: Organization in the InfluxDB
 - `ssl`: Use SSL connection
-- `retry_interval`: Base retry interval for failed write requests, default 1s
+- `flush_delay`: Group metrics coming in to a single batch
-- `retry_exponential_base`: The retry interval is exponentially increased with this base, default 2
+- `batch_size`: Maximal batch size
-- `max_retries`: Maximal number of retry attempts
-- `max_retry_time`: Maximal time to retry failed writes, default 168h (one week)
 
-For information about the calculation of the retry interval settings, see [offical influxdb-client-go documentation](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go#handling-of-failed-async-writes)