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Many of the examples provided within documentation are using a single dash for the command line arguments, but the telegraf executable explicitly has two dashes. There are also some inconsistencies with the ordering of the command line argument examples. I've ordered them so that the examples will show: config, config-directory, input-filter, test
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Example Input Plugin
The example plugin gathers metrics about example things. This description explains at a high level what the plugin does and provides links to where additional information can be found.
Configuration:
# Description
[[inputs.example]]
# SampleConfig
Measurements & Fields:
Here you should add an optional description and links to where the user can get more information about the measurements.
- measurement1
- field1 (type, unit)
- field2 (float, percent)
- measurement2
- field3 (integer, bytes)
Tags:
- All measurements have the following tags:
- tag1 (optional description)
- tag2
- measurement2 has the following tags:
- tag3
Sample Queries:
This section should contain some useful InfluxDB queries that can be used to get started with the plugin or to generate dashboards. For each query listed, describe at a high level what data is returned.
Get the max, mean, and min for the measurement in the last hour:
SELECT max(field1), mean(field1), min(field1) FROM measurement1 WHERE tag1=bar AND time > now() - 1h GROUP BY tag
Example Output:
$ telegraf --input-filter example --test
measurement1,tag1=foo,tag2=bar field1=1i,field2=2.1 1453831884664956455
measurement2,tag1=foo,tag2=bar,tag3=baz field3=1i 1453831884664956455