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# CCMetric receivers
This folder contains the ReceiveManager and receiver implementations for the cc-metric-collector.
# Configuration
The configuration file for the receivers is a list of configurations. The `type` field in each specifies which receiver to initialize.
```json
[
{
"type": "nats",
"address": "nats://my-url",
"port" : "4222",
"database": "testcluster"
}
]
```
## Type `nats`
```json
{
"type": "nats",
"address": "<nats-URI or hostname>",
"port" : "<portnumber>",
"database": "<subscribe topic>"
}
```
The `nats` receiver subscribes to the topic `database` and listens on `address` and `port` for metrics in the InfluxDB line protocol.
# Contributing own receivers
A receiver contains three functions and is derived from the type `Receiver` (in `metricReceiver.go`):
* `Init(config ReceiverConfig) error`
* `Start() error`
* `Close()`
* `Name() string`
* `SetSink(sink chan ccMetric.CCMetric)`
The data structures should be set up in `Init()` like opening a file or server connection. The `Start()` function should either start a go routine or issue some other asynchronous mechanism for receiving metrics. The `Close()` function should tear down anything created in `Init()`.
Finally, the receiver needs to be registered in the `receiveManager.go`. There is a list of receivers called `AvailableReceivers` which is a map (`receiver_type_string` -> `pointer to Receiver interface`). Add a new entry with a descriptive name and the new receiver.