Change point_buffer to metric_buffer to conform will changes in https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pull/676

plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/README.md

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from a NATS cluster in parallel.
   subjects = ["telegraf"]
   ### name a queue group
   queue_group = "telegraf_consumers"
-  ### Maximum number of points to buffer between collection intervals
-  point_buffer = 100000
+  ### Maximum number of metrics to buffer between collection intervals
+  metric_buffer = 100000
   
   ### Data format to consume. This can be "json", "influx" or "graphite"
   ### Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read

plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/nats_consumer.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type natsConsumer struct {
 	Servers    []string
 	Secure     bool
 
-	PointBuffer int
+	MetricBuffer int
 	parser       parsers.Parser
 
 	sync.Mutex
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type natsConsumer struct {
 	in chan *nats.Msg
 	// channel for all NATS read errors
 	errs chan error
-	// channel for all incoming parsed points
+	// channel for all incoming parsed metrics
 	metricC chan telegraf.Metric
 	done    chan struct{}
 }
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   subjects = ["telegraf"]
   ### name a queue group
   queue_group = "telegraf_consumers"
-  ### Maximum number of points to buffer between collection intervals
-  point_buffer = 100000
+  ### Maximum number of metrics to buffer between collection intervals
+  metric_buffer = 100000
   
   ### Data format to consume. This can be "json", "influx" or "graphite"
   ### Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ func (n *natsConsumer) Start() error {
 	}
 
 	n.done = make(chan struct{})
-	if n.PointBuffer == 0 {
-		n.PointBuffer = 100000
+	if n.MetricBuffer == 0 {
+		n.MetricBuffer = 100000
 	}
 
-	n.metricC = make(chan telegraf.Metric, n.PointBuffer)
+	n.metricC = make(chan telegraf.Metric, n.MetricBuffer)
 
 	// Start the message reader
 	go n.receiver()
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (n *natsConsumer) Start() error {
 }
 
 // receiver() reads all incoming messages from NATS, and parses them into
-// influxdb metric points.
+// telegraf metrics.
 func (n *natsConsumer) receiver() {
 	defer n.clean()
 	for {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (n *natsConsumer) receiver() {
 					continue
 				default:
 					log.Printf("NATS Consumer buffer is full, dropping a metric." +
-						" You may want to increase the point_buffer setting")
+						" You may want to increase the metric_buffer setting")
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ func (n *natsConsumer) Stop() {
 func (n *natsConsumer) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	n.Lock()
 	defer n.Unlock()
-	npoints := len(n.metricC)
-	for i := 0; i < npoints; i++ {
-		point := <-n.metricC
-		acc.AddFields(point.Name(), point.Fields(), point.Tags(), point.Time())
+	nmetrics := len(n.metricC)
+	for i := 0; i < nmetrics; i++ {
+		metric := <-n.metricC
+		acc.AddFields(metric.Name(), metric.Fields(), metric.Tags(), metric.Time())
 	}
 	return nil
 }

plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/nats_consumer_test.go

@@ -15,26 +15,26 @@ const (
 	testMsgGraphite = "cpu.load.short.graphite 23422 1454780029"
 	testMsgJSON     = "{\"a\": 5, \"b\": {\"c\": 6}}\n"
 	invalidMsg      = "cpu_load_short,host=server01 1422568543702900257"
-	pointBuffer     = 5
+	metricBuffer    = 5
 )
 
 func newTestNatsConsumer() (*natsConsumer, chan *nats.Msg) {
-	in := make(chan *nats.Msg, pointBuffer)
+	in := make(chan *nats.Msg, metricBuffer)
 	n := &natsConsumer{
 		QueueGroup:   "test",
 		Subjects:     []string{"telegraf"},
 		Servers:      []string{"nats://localhost:4222"},
 		Secure:       false,
-		PointBuffer: pointBuffer,
+		MetricBuffer: metricBuffer,
 		in:           in,
-		errs:        make(chan error, pointBuffer),
+		errs:         make(chan error, metricBuffer),
 		done:         make(chan struct{}),
-		metricC:     make(chan telegraf.Metric, pointBuffer),
+		metricC:      make(chan telegraf.Metric, metricBuffer),
 	}
 	return n, in
 }
 
-// Test that the parser parses NATS messages into points
+// Test that the parser parses NATS messages into metrics
 func TestRunParser(t *testing.T) {
 	n, in := newTestNatsConsumer()
 	defer close(n.done)
@@ -64,24 +64,24 @@ func TestRunParserInvalidMsg(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Test that points are dropped when we hit the buffer limit
+// Test that metrics are dropped when we hit the buffer limit
 func TestRunParserRespectsBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 	n, in := newTestNatsConsumer()
 	defer close(n.done)
 
 	n.parser, _ = parsers.NewInfluxParser()
 	go n.receiver()
-	for i := 0; i < pointBuffer+1; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < metricBuffer+1; i++ {
 		in <- natsMsg(testMsg)
 	}
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 
-	if a := len(n.metricC); a != pointBuffer {
-		t.Errorf("got %v, expected %v", a, pointBuffer)
+	if a := len(n.metricC); a != metricBuffer {
+		t.Errorf("got %v, expected %v", a, metricBuffer)
 	}
 }
 
-// Test that the parser parses nats messages into points
+// Test that the parser parses line format messages into metrics
 func TestRunParserAndGather(t *testing.T) {
 	n, in := newTestNatsConsumer()
 	defer close(n.done)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestRunParserAndGather(t *testing.T) {
 		map[string]interface{}{"value": float64(23422)})
 }
 
-// Test that the parser parses nats messages into points
+// Test that the parser parses graphite format messages into metrics
 func TestRunParserAndGatherGraphite(t *testing.T) {
 	n, in := newTestNatsConsumer()
 	defer close(n.done)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestRunParserAndGatherGraphite(t *testing.T) {
 		map[string]interface{}{"value": float64(23422)})
 }
 
-// Test that the parser parses nats messages into points
+// Test that the parser parses json format messages into metrics
 func TestRunParserAndGatherJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	n, in := newTestNatsConsumer()
 	defer close(n.done)