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* Include terminology we use throughout the Snap project * Differentiation between snap daemon and plugin maturity * Minor edits to how markdown files talk about plugins * Wordsmithed glossary of terms with @jcooklin. It gets deep * Cleaned up some verbiage in other docs 🍬
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| # Glossary | ||
| Snap is simple in scope and it becomes more simple when you know the terminology we use throughout the project. Here they are: | ||
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| * [Glossary](#glossary) | ||
| * [Config: Global Config](#config-global-config) | ||
| * [Config: Global Options](#config-global-options) | ||
| * [Config: Metric Config](#config-metric-config) | ||
| * [Config: Plugin Config](#config-plugin-config) | ||
| * [Metric Catalog](#metric-catalog) | ||
| * [Metric: Dynamic](#metric-dynamic) | ||
| * [Metric: Namespace](#metric-namespace) | ||
| * [Metric Namespace: Dynamic Element](#metric-namespace-dynamic-element) | ||
| * [Metric Namespace: Static Element](#metric-namespace-static-element) | ||
| * [Plugin](#plugin) | ||
| * [Plugin Type: Collector](#plugin-type-collector) | ||
| * [Plugin Type: Processor](#plugin-type-processor) | ||
| * [Plugin Type: Publisher](#plugin-type-publisher) | ||
| * [Snap](#snap) | ||
| * [Snap Telemetry](#snap-telemetry) | ||
| * [snapctl](#snapctl) | ||
| * [snapd](#snapd) | ||
| * [Task](#task) | ||
| * [Task Manifest](#task-manifest) | ||
| * [Tribe](#tribe) | ||
| * [Workflow](#workflow) | ||
| * [Workflow: Distributed](#workflow-distrubted) | ||
| * [Workflow Manifest](#workflow-manifest) | ||
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| ### Config: Global Config | ||
| * Values loaded at runtime of the daemon ([reference](SNAPD_CONFIGURATION.md)) | ||
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| ### Config: Global Options | ||
| * Values passed as command-line parameters or environmental variables ([reference](SNAPCTL.md#global-options)) | ||
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| ### Config: Metric Config | ||
| * key/value pairs shared by collector namespace in a Task Manifest ([example](https://github.com/intelsdi-x/snap-plugin-collector-meminfo/blob/master/examples/tasks/task-mem.json#L15)) | ||
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| ### Config: Plugin Config | ||
| * key/value pairs stored in the `config` block within a Task Manifest ([example](https://github.com/intelsdi-x/snap-plugin-collector-meminfo/blob/master/examples/tasks/task-mem.json#L24)) | ||
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| ### Metric Catalog | ||
| * List of all available metrics exposed by a running instance of the Snap daemon ([reference](PLUGIN_LIFECYCLE.md#what-happens-when-a-plugin-is-loaded)) | ||
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| ### Metric: Dynamic | ||
| * A metric is described as dynamic when it includes one or more wildcards in its namespace ([reference](METRICS.md#dynamic-metrics)) | ||
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| ### Metric: Namespace | ||
| * Namespaces are a series of namespace elements that uniquely identify a metric in Snap ([reference](METRICS.md)) | ||
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| #### Metric: Dynamic Namespace Element | ||
| * An element of a metric whose value is set at runtime ([reference](METRICS.md)) | ||
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| #### Metric: Static Namespace Element | ||
| * An element of a metric whose value is set at load time ([reference](METRICS.md)) | ||
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| ### Plugin | ||
| * An independent [binary][binary] that is compatible with Snap (see [Plugin Lifecycle](PLUGIN_LIFECYCLE.md)) | ||
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| ### Plugin Type: Collector | ||
| * Gathers data and presents as a dynamically-generated namespaced metric catalog ([reference](PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md#plugin-type)) | ||
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| ### Plugin Type: Processor | ||
| * Extends or filters collected metrics ([reference](PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md#plugin-type)) | ||
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| ### Plugin Type: Publisher | ||
| * Persists metrics into a target endpoint ([reference](PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md#plugin-type)) | ||
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| ### Snap | ||
| * The project name, focused on the Snap daemon and the plugins that power its collection, processing and publishing of telemetry | ||
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| ### Snap Telemetry | ||
| * The full name of the Snap project, used mostly for easy searching (like snap-telemetry.io) or hashtag (#SnapTelemetry) | ||
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| ### `snapctl` | ||
| * The command-line interface (CLI) for Snap, released as a [binary][binary] | ||
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| ### `snapd` | ||
| * The [daemon process](http://www.linfo.org/daemon.html) for Snap, released as a [binary][binary] | ||
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| ### Task | ||
| * A job running within Snap, including the API version, schedule and workflow (all documented [here](TASKS.md)) | ||
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| ### Task Manifest | ||
| * A file that includes the API version, schedule and workflow of a Task in a declarative form ([reference](TASKS.md#task-manifest)) | ||
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| ### Tribe | ||
| * The clustering feature of Snap, documented [here](TRIBE.md) | ||
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| ### Workflow | ||
| * The explicit map of how collectors, processors and publishers are used in Snap ([reference](TASKS.md#the-workflow)) | ||
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| ### Workflow: Distributed | ||
| * A workflow where one or more steps have a remote target specified ([reference](DISTRIBUTED_WORKFLOW_ARCHITECTURE.md)) | ||
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| ### Workflow Manifest | ||
| * A file that describes only the workflow of a Task ([example at the bottom](SNAPCTL.md#load-and-unload-plugins-create-and-start-a-task)) | ||
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| [binary]: https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-an-installer-source-code-and-a-binary-package-when-installing-software |
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