VictoriaMetrics/app/vmagent/remotewrite/streamaggr.go
Aliaksandr Valialkin 172ae1adf7
Revert c6c5a5a186 and b2765c45d0
Reason for revert:

There are many statsd servers exist:

- https://github.com/statsd/statsd - classical statsd server
- https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/dogstatsd/ - statsd server from DataDog built into DatDog Agent ( https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/ )
- https://github.com/avito-tech/bioyino - high-performance statsd server
- https://github.com/atlassian/gostatsd - statsd server in Go
- https://github.com/prometheus/statsd_exporter - statsd server, which exposes the aggregated data as Prometheus metrics

These servers can be used for efficient aggregating of statsd data and sending it to VictoriaMetrics
according to https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-send-data-from-graphite-compatible-agents-such-as-statsd (
the https://github.com/prometheus/statsd_exporter can be scraped as usual Prometheus target
according to https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-scrape-prometheus-exporters-such-as-node-exporter ).

Adding support for statsd data ingestion protocol into VictoriaMetrics makes sense only if it provides
significant advantages over the existing statsd servers, while has no significant drawbacks comparing
to existing statsd servers.

The main advantage of statsd server built into VictoriaMetrics and vmagent - getting rid of additional statsd server.
The main drawback is non-trivial and inconvenient streaming aggregation configs, which must be used for the ingested statsd metrics (
see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/ ). These configs are incompatible with the configs for standalone statsd servers.
So you need to manually translate configs of the used statsd server to stream aggregation configs when migrating
from standalone statsd server to statsd server built into VictoriaMetrics (or vmagent).

Another important drawback is that it is very easy to shoot yourself in the foot when using built-in statsd server
with the -statsd.disableAggregationEnforcement command-line flag or with improperly configured streaming aggregation.
In this case the ingested statsd metrics will be stored to VictoriaMetrics as is without any aggregation.
This may result in high CPU usage during data ingestion, high disk space usage for storing all the unaggregated
statsd metrics and high CPU usage during querying, since all the unaggregated metrics must be read, unpacked and processed
during querying.

P.S. Built-in statsd server can be added to VictoriaMetrics and vmagent after figuring out more ergonomic
specialized configuration for aggregating of statsd metrics. The main requirements for this configuration:

- easy to write, read and update (ideally it should work out of the box for most cases without additional configuration)
- hard to misconfigure (e.g. hard to shoot yourself in the foot)

It would be great if this configuration will be compatible with the configuration of the most widely used statsd server.

In the mean time it is recommended continue using external statsd server.

Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/6265
Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/5053
Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/5052
Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/206
Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/4600
2024-07-03 23:57:49 +02:00

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package remotewrite
import (
"flag"
"fmt"
"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/fasttime"
"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/prompbmarshal"
"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/streamaggr"
"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
)
var (
// Global config
streamAggrGlobalConfig = flag.String("streamAggr.config", "", "Optional path to file with stream aggregation config. "+
"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/ . "+
"See also -streamAggr.keepInput, -streamAggr.dropInput and -streamAggr.dedupInterval")
streamAggrGlobalKeepInput = flag.Bool("streamAggr.keepInput", false, "Whether to keep all the input samples after the aggregation "+
"with -streamAggr.config. By default, only aggregates samples are dropped, while the remaining samples "+
"are written to remote storages write. See also -streamAggr.dropInput and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/")
streamAggrGlobalDropInput = flag.Bool("streamAggr.dropInput", false, "Whether to drop all the input samples after the aggregation "+
"with -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config. By default, only aggregates samples are dropped, while the remaining samples "+
"are written to remote storages write. See also -streamAggr.keepInput and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/")
streamAggrGlobalDedupInterval = flagutil.NewDuration("streamAggr.dedupInterval", "0s", "Input samples are de-duplicated with this interval on "+
"aggregator before optional aggregation with -streamAggr.config . "+
"See also -dedup.minScrapeInterval and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#deduplication")
streamAggrGlobalIgnoreOldSamples = flag.Bool("streamAggr.ignoreOldSamples", false, "Whether to ignore input samples with old timestamps outside the "+
"current aggregation interval for aggregator. "+
"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#ignoring-old-samples")
streamAggrGlobalIgnoreFirstIntervals = flag.Int("streamAggr.ignoreFirstIntervals", 0, "Number of aggregation intervals to skip after the start for "+
"aggregator. Increase this value if you observe incorrect aggregation results after vmagent restarts. It could be caused by receiving unordered delayed data from "+
"clients pushing data into the vmagent. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#ignore-aggregation-intervals-on-start")
streamAggrGlobalDropInputLabels = flagutil.NewArrayString("streamAggr.dropInputLabels", "An optional list of labels to drop from samples for aggregator "+
"before stream de-duplication and aggregation . See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#dropping-unneeded-labels")
// Per URL config
streamAggrConfig = flagutil.NewArrayString("remoteWrite.streamAggr.config", "Optional path to file with stream aggregation config for the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. "+
"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/ . "+
"See also -remoteWrite.streamAggr.keepInput, -remoteWrite.streamAggr.dropInput and -remoteWrite.streamAggr.dedupInterval")
streamAggrDropInput = flagutil.NewArrayBool("remoteWrite.streamAggr.dropInput", "Whether to drop all the input samples after the aggregation "+
"with -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config at the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. By default, only aggregates samples are dropped, while the remaining samples "+
"are written to the corresponding -remoteWrite.url . See also -remoteWrite.streamAggr.keepInput and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/")
streamAggrKeepInput = flagutil.NewArrayBool("remoteWrite.streamAggr.keepInput", "Whether to keep all the input samples after the aggregation "+
"with -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config at the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. By default, only aggregates samples are dropped, while the remaining samples "+
"are written to the corresponding -remoteWrite.url . See also -remoteWrite.streamAggr.dropInput and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/")
streamAggrDedupInterval = flagutil.NewArrayDuration("remoteWrite.streamAggr.dedupInterval", 0, "Input samples are de-duplicated with this interval before optional aggregation "+
"with -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config at the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. See also -dedup.minScrapeInterval and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#deduplication")
streamAggrIgnoreOldSamples = flagutil.NewArrayBool("remoteWrite.streamAggr.ignoreOldSamples", "Whether to ignore input samples with old timestamps outside the current "+
"aggregation interval for the corresponding -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config at the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. "+
"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#ignoring-old-samples")
streamAggrIgnoreFirstIntervals = flag.Int("remoteWrite.streamAggr.ignoreFirstIntervals", 0, "Number of aggregation intervals to skip after the start "+
"for the corresponding -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config at the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. Increase this value if "+
"you observe incorrect aggregation results after vmagent restarts. It could be caused by receiving bufferred delayed data from clients pushing data into the vmagent. "+
"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#ignore-aggregation-intervals-on-start")
streamAggrDropInputLabels = flagutil.NewArrayString("remoteWrite.streamAggr.dropInputLabels", "An optional list of labels to drop from samples "+
"before stream de-duplication and aggregation with -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config and -remoteWrite.streamAggr.dedupInterval at the corresponding -remoteWrite.url. "+
"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/#dropping-unneeded-labels")
)
// CheckStreamAggrConfigs checks -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config and -streamAggr.config.
func CheckStreamAggrConfigs() error {
pushNoop := func(_ []prompbmarshal.TimeSeries) {}
if _, err := newStreamAggrConfig(-1, pushNoop); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not load -streamAggr.config stream aggregation config: %w", err)
}
if len(*streamAggrConfig) > len(*remoteWriteURLs) {
return fmt.Errorf("too many -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config args: %d; it mustn't exceed the number of -remoteWrite.url args: %d",
len(*streamAggrConfig), len(*remoteWriteURLs))
}
for idx := range *streamAggrConfig {
if _, err := newStreamAggrConfig(idx, pushNoop); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
func reloadStreamAggrConfigs() {
reloadStreamAggrConfig(-1, pushToRemoteStoragesDropFailed)
for idx, rwctx := range rwctxs {
reloadStreamAggrConfig(idx, rwctx.pushInternalTrackDropped)
}
}
func reloadStreamAggrConfig(idx int, pushFunc streamaggr.PushFunc) {
path, opts := getStreamAggrOpts(idx)
logger.Infof("reloading stream aggregation configs pointed by -remoteWrite.streamAggr.config=%q", path)
metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vmagent_streamaggr_config_reloads_total{path=%q}`, path)).Inc()
sasNew, err := newStreamAggrConfigWithOpts(pushFunc, path, opts)
if err != nil {
metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vmagent_streamaggr_config_reloads_errors_total{path=%q}`, path)).Inc()
metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vmagent_streamaggr_config_reload_successful{path=%q}`, path)).Set(0)
logger.Errorf("cannot reload stream aggregation config at %q; continue using the previously loaded config; error: %s", path, err)
return
}
var sas *streamaggr.Aggregators
if idx < 0 {
sas = sasGlobal.Load()
} else {
sas = rwctxs[idx].sas.Load()
}
if !sasNew.Equal(sas) {
var sasOld *streamaggr.Aggregators
if idx < 0 {
sasOld = sasGlobal.Swap(sasNew)
} else {
sasOld = rwctxs[idx].sas.Swap(sasNew)
}
sasOld.MustStop()
logger.Infof("successfully reloaded stream aggregation configs at %q", path)
} else {
sasNew.MustStop()
logger.Infof("successfully reloaded stream aggregation configs at %q", path)
}
metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vmagent_streamaggr_config_reload_successful{path=%q}`, path)).Set(1)
metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vmagent_streamaggr_config_reload_success_timestamp_seconds{path=%q}`, path)).Set(fasttime.UnixTimestamp())
}
func getStreamAggrOpts(idx int) (string, streamaggr.Options) {
if idx < 0 {
return *streamAggrGlobalConfig, streamaggr.Options{
DedupInterval: streamAggrGlobalDedupInterval.Duration(),
DropInputLabels: *streamAggrGlobalDropInputLabels,
IgnoreOldSamples: *streamAggrGlobalIgnoreOldSamples,
IgnoreFirstIntervals: *streamAggrGlobalIgnoreFirstIntervals,
Alias: "global",
}
}
url := fmt.Sprintf("%d:secret-url", idx+1)
if *showRemoteWriteURL {
url = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%s", idx+1, remoteWriteURLs.GetOptionalArg(idx))
}
opts := streamaggr.Options{
DedupInterval: streamAggrDedupInterval.GetOptionalArg(idx),
DropInputLabels: *streamAggrDropInputLabels,
IgnoreOldSamples: streamAggrIgnoreOldSamples.GetOptionalArg(idx),
IgnoreFirstIntervals: *streamAggrIgnoreFirstIntervals,
Alias: url,
}
if len(*streamAggrConfig) == 0 {
return "", opts
}
return streamAggrConfig.GetOptionalArg(idx), opts
}
func newStreamAggrConfigWithOpts(pushFunc streamaggr.PushFunc, path string, opts streamaggr.Options) (*streamaggr.Aggregators, error) {
if len(path) == 0 {
// Skip empty stream aggregation config.
return nil, nil
}
return streamaggr.LoadFromFile(path, pushFunc, opts)
}
func newStreamAggrConfig(idx int, pushFunc streamaggr.PushFunc) (*streamaggr.Aggregators, error) {
path, opts := getStreamAggrOpts(idx)
return newStreamAggrConfigWithOpts(pushFunc, path, opts)
}