Introduce retention field in config.json

TODO.md

@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@
     - Calculate averages buffer-wise, average weighted by length of buffer
     - Only the head-buffer needs to be fully traversed
 - Implement basic support for query of most recent value for every metric on every host
-- Optimize horizontal aggregations
 - All metrics are known in advance, including the level: Use this to replace `level.metrics` hashmap by slice?
 - ...

config.json

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
         "clock":        { "frequency": 3, "aggregation": "avg", "scope": "cpu" },
         "cpi":          { "frequency": 3, "aggregation": "avg", "scope": "cpu" }
     },
+    "retention-hours": 20,
     "restore-last-hours": 20,
-    "checkpoint-interval-hours": 600,
+    "checkpoint-interval-hours": 10,
     "archive-root": "./archive",
     "nats": "nats://localhost:4222"
 }

lineprotocol.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
@@ -174,29 +175,62 @@ func ReceiveTCP(address string, handleLine func(line *Line), done chan bool) err
 // Connect to a nats server and subscribe to "updates". This is a blocking
 // function. handleLine will be called for each line recieved via nats.
 // Send `true` through the done channel for gracefull termination.
-func ReceiveNats(address string, handleLine func(line *Line), done chan bool) error {
+func ReceiveNats(address string, handleLine func(line *Line), workers int, done chan bool) error {
 	nc, err := nats.Connect(nats.DefaultURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer nc.Close()
 
-	// Subscribe
-	if _, err := nc.Subscribe("updates", func(m *nats.Msg) {
-		line, err := Parse(string(m.Data))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("parsing line failed: %s\n", err.Error())
-			return
+	var sub *nats.Subscription
+
+	if workers < 2 {
+		sub, err = nc.Subscribe("updates", func(m *nats.Msg) {
+			line, err := Parse(string(m.Data))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("parsing line failed: %s\n", err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+
+			handleLine(line)
+		})
+	} else {
+		msgs := make(chan *nats.Msg, 16)
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		wg.Add(workers)
+
+		for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
+			go func() {
+				for msg := range msgs {
+					line, err := Parse(string(msg.Data))
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Printf("parsing line failed: %s\n", err.Error())
+						return
+					}
+
+					handleLine(line)
+				}
+			}()
 		}
 
-		handleLine(line)
-	}); err != nil {
+		sub, err = nc.Subscribe("updates", func(m *nats.Msg) {
+			msgs <- m
+		})
+
+		_ = <-done
+		close(msgs)
+		wg.Wait()
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("NATS subscription to 'updates' on '%s' established\n", address)
 	for {
 		_ = <-done
+		sub.Unsubscribe()
+		nc.Close()
 		log.Println("NATS connection closed")
 		return nil
 	}

metric-store.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -19,16 +20,16 @@ type MetricConfig struct {
 
 type Config struct {
 	Metrics                 map[string]MetricConfig `json:"metrics"`
+	RetentionHours          int                     `json:"retention-hours"`
 	RestoreLastHours        int                     `json:"restore-last-hours"`
 	CheckpointIntervalHours int                     `json:"checkpoint-interval-hours"`
 	ArchiveRoot             string                  `json:"archive-root"`
 	Nats                    string                  `json:"nats"`
 }
 
-const KEY_SEPERATOR string = "."
-
 var conf Config
 var memoryStore *MemoryStore = nil
+var lastCheckpoint time.Time
 
 func loadConfiguration(file string) Config {
 	var config Config
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func main() {
 		close(done)
 	}()
 
-	lastCheckpoint := startupTime
+	lastCheckpoint = startupTime
 	if conf.ArchiveRoot != "" && conf.CheckpointIntervalHours > 0 {
 		wg.Add(3)
 		go func() {
@@ -105,18 +106,29 @@ func main() {
 			ticks := time.Tick(d)
 			for {
 				select {
-				case _, _ = <-done:
+				case <-done:
 					wg.Done()
 					return
 				case <-ticks:
 					log.Println("Start making checkpoint...")
-					_, err := memoryStore.ToArchive(conf.ArchiveRoot, lastCheckpoint.Unix(), time.Now().Unix())
+					now := time.Now()
+					n, err := memoryStore.ToArchive(conf.ArchiveRoot, lastCheckpoint.Unix(), now.Unix())
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Printf("Making checkpoint failed: %s\n", err.Error())
 					} else {
-						log.Println("Checkpoint successfull!")
+						log.Printf("Checkpoint successfull (%d files written)\n", n)
+					}
+					lastCheckpoint = now
+
+					if conf.RetentionHours > 0 {
+						log.Println("Freeing up memory...")
+						t := now.Add(-time.Duration(conf.RetentionHours) * time.Hour)
+						freed, err := memoryStore.Free([]string{}, t.Unix())
+						if err != nil {
+							log.Printf("Freeing up memory failed: %s\n", err.Error())
+						}
+						log.Printf("%d values freed\n", freed)
 					}
-					lastCheckpoint = time.Now()
 				}
 			}
 		}()
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 
 	go func() {
-		err := ReceiveNats(conf.Nats, handleLine, done)
+		err := ReceiveNats(conf.Nats, handleLine, runtime.NumCPU()-1, done)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}