app/vmagent: add ability to accept Influx line protocol data via TCP and UDP

Just set `-influxListenAddr` command-line flag

Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/333

app/vmagent/influx/request_handler.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package influx
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
@@ -25,12 +26,26 @@ var (
 	rowsPerInsert = metrics.NewHistogram(`vmagent_rows_per_insert{type="influx"}`)
 )
 
-// InsertHandler processes remote write for influx line protocol.
+// InsertHandlerForReader processes remote write for influx line protocol.
+//
+// See https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/
+func InsertHandlerForReader(r io.Reader) error {
+	return writeconcurrencylimiter.Do(func() error {
+		return parser.ParseStream(r, false, "", "", insertRows)
+	})
+}
+
+// InsertHandlerForHTTP processes remote write for influx line protocol.
 //
 // See https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/4cbdc197b8117fee648d62e2e5be75c6575352f0/tsdb/README.md
-func InsertHandler(req *http.Request) error {
+func InsertHandlerForHTTP(req *http.Request) error {
 	return writeconcurrencylimiter.Do(func() error {
-		return parser.ParseStream(req, insertRows)
+		isGzipped := req.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip"
+		q := req.URL.Query()
+		precision := q.Get("precision")
+		// Read db tag from https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.7/tools/api/#write-http-endpoint
+		db := q.Get("db")
+		return parser.ParseStream(req.Body, isGzipped, precision, db, insertRows)
 	})
 }
 

app/vmagent/main.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/envflag"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
 	graphiteserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/graphite"
+	influxserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/influx"
 	opentsdbserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/opentsdb"
 	opentsdbhttpserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/opentsdbhttp"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	httpListenAddr     = flag.String("httpListenAddr", ":8429", "TCP address to listen for http connections")
+	influxListenAddr   = flag.String("influxListenAddr", "", "TCP and UDP address to listen for Influx line protocol data. Usually :8189 must be set. Doesn't work if empty")
 	graphiteListenAddr = flag.String("graphiteListenAddr", "", "TCP and UDP address to listen for Graphite plaintext data. Usually :2003 must be set. Doesn't work if empty")
 	opentsdbListenAddr = flag.String("opentsdbListenAddr", "", "TCP and UDP address to listen for OpentTSDB metrics. "+
 		"Telnet put messages and HTTP /api/put messages are simultaneously served on TCP port. "+
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
+	influxServer       *influxserver.Server
 	graphiteServer     *graphiteserver.Server
 	opentsdbServer     *opentsdbserver.Server
 	opentsdbhttpServer *opentsdbhttpserver.Server
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ func main() {
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	remotewrite.Init()
 	writeconcurrencylimiter.Init()
+	if len(*influxListenAddr) > 0 {
+		influxServer = influxserver.MustStart(*influxListenAddr, influx.InsertHandlerForReader)
+	}
 	if len(*graphiteListenAddr) > 0 {
 		graphiteServer = graphiteserver.MustStart(*graphiteListenAddr, graphite.InsertHandler)
 	}
@@ -77,6 +83,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	promscrape.Stop()
 
+	if len(*influxListenAddr) > 0 {
+		influxServer.MustStop()
+	}
 	if len(*graphiteListenAddr) > 0 {
 		graphiteServer.MustStop()
 	}
@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ func requestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
 		return true
 	case "/write", "/api/v2/write":
 		influxWriteRequests.Inc()
-		if err := influx.InsertHandler(r); err != nil {
+		if err := influx.InsertHandlerForHTTP(r); err != nil {
 			influxWriteErrors.Inc()
 			httpserver.Errorf(w, "error in %q: %s", r.URL.Path, err)
 			return true

app/vminsert/influx/request_handler.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package influx
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
@@ -26,12 +27,28 @@ var (
 	rowsPerInsert = metrics.NewHistogram(`vm_rows_per_insert{type="influx"}`)
 )
 
-// InsertHandler processes remote write for influx line protocol.
+// InsertHandlerForReader processes remote write for influx line protocol.
+//
+// See https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/
+func InsertHandlerForReader(at *auth.Token, r io.Reader) error {
+	return writeconcurrencylimiter.Do(func() error {
+		return parser.ParseStream(r, false, "", "", func(db string, rows []parser.Row) error {
+			return insertRows(at, db, rows)
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// InsertHandlerForHTTP processes remote write for influx line protocol.
 //
 // See https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/4cbdc197b8117fee648d62e2e5be75c6575352f0/tsdb/README.md
-func InsertHandler(at *auth.Token, req *http.Request) error {
+func InsertHandlerForHTTP(at *auth.Token, req *http.Request) error {
 	return writeconcurrencylimiter.Do(func() error {
-		return parser.ParseStream(req, func(db string, rows []parser.Row) error {
+		isGzipped := req.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip"
+		q := req.URL.Query()
+		precision := q.Get("precision")
+		// Read db tag from https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.7/tools/api/#write-http-endpoint
+		db := q.Get("db")
+		return parser.ParseStream(req.Body, isGzipped, precision, db, func(db string, rows []parser.Row) error {
 			return insertRows(at, db, rows)
 		})
 	})

app/vminsert/main.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/fs"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
 	graphiteserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/graphite"
+	influxserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/influx"
 	opentsdbserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/opentsdb"
 	opentsdbhttpserver "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver/opentsdbhttp"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	graphiteListenAddr = flag.String("graphiteListenAddr", "", "TCP and UDP address to listen for Graphite plaintext data. Usually :2003 must be set. Doesn't work if empty")
+	influxListenAddr   = flag.String("influxListenAddr", "", "TCP and UDP address to listen for Influx line protocol data. Usually :8189 must be set. Doesn't work if empty")
 	opentsdbListenAddr = flag.String("opentsdbListenAddr", "", "TCP and UDP address to listen for OpentTSDB metrics. "+
 		"Telnet put messages and HTTP /api/put messages are simultaneously served on TCP port. "+
 		"Usually :4242 must be set. Doesn't work if empty")
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
+	influxServer       *influxserver.Server
 	graphiteServer     *graphiteserver.Server
 	opentsdbServer     *opentsdbserver.Server
 	opentsdbhttpServer *opentsdbhttpserver.Server
@@ -63,6 +66,12 @@ func main() {
 	storage.SetMaxLabelsPerTimeseries(*maxLabelsPerTimeseries)
 
 	writeconcurrencylimiter.Init()
+	if len(*influxListenAddr) > 0 {
+		influxServer = influxserver.MustStart(*influxListenAddr, func(r io.Reader) error {
+			var at auth.Token // TODO: properly initialize auth token
+			return influx.InsertHandlerForReader(&at, r)
+		})
+	}
 	if len(*graphiteListenAddr) > 0 {
 		graphiteServer = graphiteserver.MustStart(*graphiteListenAddr, func(r io.Reader) error {
 			var at auth.Token // TODO: properly initialize auth token
@@ -93,6 +102,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	logger.Infof("successfully shut down the service in %.3f seconds", time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
 
+	if len(*influxListenAddr) > 0 {
+		influxServer.MustStop()
+	}
 	if len(*graphiteListenAddr) > 0 {
 		graphiteServer.MustStop()
 	}
@@ -150,7 +162,7 @@ func requestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
 		return true
 	case "influx/write", "influx/api/v2/write":
 		influxWriteRequests.Inc()
-		if err := influx.InsertHandler(at, r); err != nil {
+		if err := influx.InsertHandlerForHTTP(at, r); err != nil {
 			influxWriteErrors.Inc()
 			httpserver.Errorf(w, "error in %q: %s", r.URL.Path, err)
 			return true

lib/ingestserver/graphite/server.go

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	writeRequestsTCP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_graphite_requests_total{name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeRequestsTCP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="graphite", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
-	writeErrorsTCP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_graphite_request_errors_total{name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeErrorsTCP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="graphite", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
 
-	writeRequestsUDP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_graphite_requests_total{name="write", net="udp"}`)
+	writeRequestsUDP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="graphite", name="write", net="udp"}`)
-	writeErrorsUDP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_graphite_request_errors_total{name="write", net="udp"}`)
+	writeErrorsUDP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="graphite", name="write", net="udp"}`)
 )
 
 // Server accepts Graphite plaintext lines over TCP and UDP.

lib/ingestserver/influx/server.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package influx
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/netutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+)
+
+var (
+	writeRequestsTCP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="influx", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeErrorsTCP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="influx", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+
+	writeRequestsUDP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="influx", name="write", net="udp"}`)
+	writeErrorsUDP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="influx", name="write", net="udp"}`)
+)
+
+// Server accepts Influx line protocol over TCP and UDP.
+type Server struct {
+	addr  string
+	lnTCP net.Listener
+	lnUDP net.PacketConn
+	wg    sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+// MustStart starts Influx server on the given addr.
+//
+// The incoming connections are processed with insertHandler.
+//
+// MustStop must be called on the returned server when it is no longer needed.
+func MustStart(addr string, insertHandler func(r io.Reader) error) *Server {
+	logger.Infof("starting TCP Influx server at %q", addr)
+	lnTCP, err := netutil.NewTCPListener("influx", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot start TCP Influx server at %q: %s", addr, err)
+	}
+
+	logger.Infof("starting UDP Influx server at %q", addr)
+	lnUDP, err := net.ListenPacket("udp4", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot start UDP Influx server at %q: %s", addr, err)
+	}
+
+	s := &Server{
+		addr:  addr,
+		lnTCP: lnTCP,
+		lnUDP: lnUDP,
+	}
+	s.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer s.wg.Done()
+		serveTCP(lnTCP, insertHandler)
+		logger.Infof("stopped TCP Influx server at %q", addr)
+	}()
+	s.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer s.wg.Done()
+		serveUDP(lnUDP, insertHandler)
+		logger.Infof("stopped UDP Influx server at %q", addr)
+	}()
+	return s
+}
+
+// MustStop stops the server.
+func (s *Server) MustStop() {
+	logger.Infof("stopping TCP Influx server at %q...", s.addr)
+	if err := s.lnTCP.Close(); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("cannot close TCP Influx server: %s", err)
+	}
+	logger.Infof("stopping UDP Influx server at %q...", s.addr)
+	if err := s.lnUDP.Close(); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("cannot close UDP Influx server: %s", err)
+	}
+	s.wg.Wait()
+	logger.Infof("TCP and UDP Influx servers at %q have been stopped", s.addr)
+}
+
+func serveTCP(ln net.Listener, insertHandler func(r io.Reader) error) {
+	for {
+		c, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			if ne, ok := err.(net.Error); ok {
+				if ne.Temporary() {
+					logger.Errorf("influx: temporary error when listening for TCP addr %q: %s", ln.Addr(), err)
+					time.Sleep(time.Second)
+					continue
+				}
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
+					break
+				}
+				logger.Fatalf("unrecoverable error when accepting TCP Influx connections: %s", err)
+			}
+			logger.Fatalf("unexpected error when accepting TCP Influx connections: %s", err)
+		}
+		go func() {
+			writeRequestsTCP.Inc()
+			if err := insertHandler(c); err != nil {
+				writeErrorsTCP.Inc()
+				logger.Errorf("error in TCP Influx conn %q<->%q: %s", c.LocalAddr(), c.RemoteAddr(), err)
+			}
+			_ = c.Close()
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+func serveUDP(ln net.PacketConn, insertHandler func(r io.Reader) error) {
+	gomaxprocs := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(-1)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < gomaxprocs; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			var bb bytesutil.ByteBuffer
+			bb.B = bytesutil.Resize(bb.B, 64*1024)
+			for {
+				bb.Reset()
+				bb.B = bb.B[:cap(bb.B)]
+				n, addr, err := ln.ReadFrom(bb.B)
+				if err != nil {
+					writeErrorsUDP.Inc()
+					if ne, ok := err.(net.Error); ok {
+						if ne.Temporary() {
+							logger.Errorf("influx: temporary error when listening for UDP addr %q: %s", ln.LocalAddr(), err)
+							time.Sleep(time.Second)
+							continue
+						}
+						if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
+							break
+						}
+					}
+					logger.Errorf("cannot read Influx UDP data: %s", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				bb.B = bb.B[:n]
+				writeRequestsUDP.Inc()
+				if err := insertHandler(bb.NewReader()); err != nil {
+					writeErrorsUDP.Inc()
+					logger.Errorf("error in UDP Influx conn %q<->%q: %s", ln.LocalAddr(), addr, err)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}

lib/ingestserver/opentsdb/server.go

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	writeRequestsTCP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_opentsdb_requests_total{name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeRequestsTCP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="opentsdb", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
-	writeErrorsTCP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_opentsdb_request_errors_total{name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeErrorsTCP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="opentsdb", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
 
-	writeRequestsUDP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_opentsdb_requests_total{name="write", net="udp"}`)
+	writeRequestsUDP = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="opentsdb", name="write", net="udp"}`)
-	writeErrorsUDP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_opentsdb_request_errors_total{name="write", net="udp"}`)
+	writeErrorsUDP   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="opentsdb", name="write", net="udp"}`)
 )
 
 // Server is a server for collecting OpenTSDB TCP and UDP metrics.

lib/ingestserver/opentsdbhttp/server.go

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	writeRequests = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_opentsdbhttp_requests_total{name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeRequests = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_requests_total{type="opentsdbhttp", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
-	writeErrors   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_opentsdbhttp_request_errors_total{name="write", net="tcp"}`)
+	writeErrors   = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_ingestserver_request_errors_total{type="opentsdbhttp", name="write", net="tcp"}`)
 )
 
 // Server represents HTTP OpenTSDB server.

lib/protoparser/influx/streamparser.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package influx
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -13,15 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
 )
 
-// ParseStream parses req and calls callback for the parsed rows.
+// ParseStream parses r with the given args and calls callback for the parsed rows.
 //
-// The callback can be called multiple times for streamed data from req.
+// The callback can be called multiple times for streamed data from r.
 //
 // callback shouldn't hold rows after returning.
-func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(db string, rows []Row) error) error {
+func ParseStream(r io.Reader, isGzipped bool, precision, db string, callback func(db string, rows []Row) error) error {
 	readCalls.Inc()
-	r := req.Body
+	if isGzipped {
-	if req.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip" {
 		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(r)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read gzipped influx line protocol data: %s", err)
@@ -30,9 +28,9 @@ func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(db string, rows []Row) error)
 		r = zr
 	}
 
-	q := req.URL.Query()
+	// Default precision is 'ns'. See https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.7/write_protocols/line_protocol_tutorial/#timestamp
 	tsMultiplier := int64(1e6)
-	switch q.Get("precision") {
+	switch precision {
 	case "ns":
 		tsMultiplier = 1e6
 	case "u":
@@ -47,9 +45,6 @@ func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(db string, rows []Row) error)
 		tsMultiplier = -1e3 * 3600
 	}
 
-	// Read db tag from https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.7/tools/api/#write-http-endpoint
-	db := q.Get("db")
-
 	ctx := getStreamContext()
 	defer putStreamContext(ctx)
 	for ctx.Read(r, tsMultiplier) {