allow setting granularity for summary metrics

README.md

@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ mappings:
 
 By default, statsd timers are represented as a Prometheus summary with
 quantiles. You may optionally configure the [quantiles and acceptable
-error](https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/histograms/#quantiles):
+error](https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/histograms/#quantiles), as
+well as adjusting how the summary metric is aggregated:
 
 ```yaml
 mappings:
@@ -247,19 +248,29 @@ mappings:
     provider: "$2"
     outcome: "$3"
     job: "${1}_server"
-  quantiles:
-    - quantile: 0.99
-      error: 0.001
-    - quantile: 0.95
-      error: 0.01
-    - quantile: 0.9
-      error: 0.05
-    - quantile: 0.5
-      error: 0.005
+  summary_options:
+    quantiles:
+      - quantile: 0.99
+        error: 0.001
+      - quantile: 0.95
+        error: 0.01
+      - quantile: 0.9
+        error: 0.05
+      - quantile: 0.5
+        error: 0.005
+    max_summary_age: 30s
+    summary_age_buckets: 3
+    stream_buffer_size: 1000
 ```
 
 The default quantiles are 0.99, 0.9, and 0.5.
 
+The default summary age is 10 minutes, the default number of buckets
+is 5 and the default buffer size is 500.  See also the
+[`golang_client` docs](https://godoc.org/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus#SummaryOpts).
+The `max_summary_age` corresponds to `SummaryOptions.MaxAge`, `summary_age_buckets`
+to `SummaryOptions.AgeBuckets` and `stream_buffer_size` to `SummaryOptions.BufCap`.
+
 In the configuration, one may also set the timer type to "histogram". The
 default is "summary" as in the plain text configuration format.  For example,
 to set the timer type for a single metric:
@@ -268,7 +279,8 @@ to set the timer type for a single metric:
 mappings:
 - match: "test.timing.*.*.*"
   timer_type: histogram
-  buckets: [ 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 ]
+  histogram_options:
+    buckets: [ 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 ]
   name: "my_timer"
   labels:
     provider: "$2"

pkg/mapper/mapper.go

@@ -57,21 +57,34 @@ type MetricMapper struct {
 }
 
 type MetricMapping struct {
-	Match           string `yaml:"match"`
-	Name            string `yaml:"name"`
-	nameFormatter   *fsm.TemplateFormatter
-	regex           *regexp.Regexp
-	Labels          prometheus.Labels `yaml:"labels"`
-	labelKeys       []string
-	labelFormatters []*fsm.TemplateFormatter
-	TimerType       TimerType         `yaml:"timer_type"`
-	Buckets         []float64         `yaml:"buckets"`
-	Quantiles       []metricObjective `yaml:"quantiles"`
-	MatchType       MatchType         `yaml:"match_type"`
-	HelpText        string            `yaml:"help"`
-	Action          ActionType        `yaml:"action"`
-	MatchMetricType MetricType        `yaml:"match_metric_type"`
-	Ttl             time.Duration     `yaml:"ttl"`
+	Match            string `yaml:"match"`
+	Name             string `yaml:"name"`
+	nameFormatter    *fsm.TemplateFormatter
+	regex            *regexp.Regexp
+	Labels           prometheus.Labels `yaml:"labels"`
+	labelKeys        []string
+	labelFormatters  []*fsm.TemplateFormatter
+	TimerType        TimerType         `yaml:"timer_type"`
+	LegacyBuckets    []float64         `yaml:"buckets"`
+	LegacyQuantiles  []metricObjective `yaml:"quantiles"`
+	MatchType        MatchType         `yaml:"match_type"`
+	HelpText         string            `yaml:"help"`
+	Action           ActionType        `yaml:"action"`
+	MatchMetricType  MetricType        `yaml:"match_metric_type"`
+	Ttl              time.Duration     `yaml:"ttl"`
+	SummaryOptions   *SummaryOptions   `yaml:"summary_options"`
+	HistogramOptions *HistogramOptions `yaml:"histogram_options"`
+}
+
+type SummaryOptions struct {
+	Quantiles  []metricObjective `yaml:"quantiles"`
+	MaxAge     time.Duration     `yaml:"max_age"`
+	AgeBuckets uint32            `yaml:"age_buckets"`
+	BufCap     uint32            `yaml:"buf_cap"`
+}
+
+type HistogramOptions struct {
+	Buckets []float64 `yaml:"buckets"`
 }
 
 type metricObjective struct {
@@ -172,12 +185,56 @@ func (m *MetricMapper) InitFromYAMLString(fileContents string, cacheSize int) er
 			currentMapping.TimerType = n.Defaults.TimerType
 		}
 
-		if currentMapping.Buckets == nil || len(currentMapping.Buckets) == 0 {
-			currentMapping.Buckets = n.Defaults.Buckets
+		if currentMapping.LegacyQuantiles != nil &&
+			(currentMapping.SummaryOptions == nil || currentMapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles != nil) {
+			log.Warn("using the top level quantiles is deprecated.  Please use quantiles in the summary_options hierarchy")
+		}
+
+		if currentMapping.LegacyBuckets != nil &&
+			(currentMapping.HistogramOptions == nil || currentMapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets != nil) {
+			log.Warn("using the top level buckets is deprecated.  Please use buckets in the histogram_options hierarchy")
+		}
+
+		if currentMapping.SummaryOptions != nil &&
+			currentMapping.LegacyQuantiles != nil &&
+			currentMapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot use quantiles in both the top level and summary options at the same time in %s", currentMapping.Match)
+		}
+
+		if currentMapping.HistogramOptions != nil &&
+			currentMapping.LegacyBuckets != nil &&
+			currentMapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot use buckets in both the top level and histogram options at the same time in %s", currentMapping.Match)
 		}
 
-		if currentMapping.Quantiles == nil || len(currentMapping.Quantiles) == 0 {
-			currentMapping.Quantiles = n.Defaults.Quantiles
+		if currentMapping.TimerType == TimerTypeHistogram {
+			if currentMapping.SummaryOptions != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot use histogram timer and summary options at the same time")
+			}
+			if currentMapping.HistogramOptions == nil {
+				currentMapping.HistogramOptions = &HistogramOptions{}
+			}
+			if currentMapping.LegacyBuckets != nil && len(currentMapping.LegacyBuckets) != 0 {
+				currentMapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets = currentMapping.LegacyBuckets
+			}
+			if currentMapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets == nil || len(currentMapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets) == 0 {
+				currentMapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets = n.Defaults.Buckets
+			}
+		}
+
+		if currentMapping.TimerType == TimerTypeSummary {
+			if currentMapping.HistogramOptions != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot use summary timer and histogram options at the same time")
+			}
+			if currentMapping.SummaryOptions == nil {
+				currentMapping.SummaryOptions = &SummaryOptions{}
+			}
+			if currentMapping.LegacyQuantiles != nil && len(currentMapping.LegacyQuantiles) != 0 {
+				currentMapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles = currentMapping.LegacyQuantiles
+			}
+			if currentMapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles == nil || len(currentMapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles) == 0 {
+				currentMapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles = n.Defaults.Quantiles
+			}
 		}
 
 		if currentMapping.Ttl == 0 && n.Defaults.Ttl > 0 {

pkg/mapper/mapper_test.go

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type mappings []struct {
 	notPresent   bool
 	ttl          time.Duration
 	metricType   MetricType
+	maxAge       time.Duration
+	ageBuckets   uint32
+	bufCap       uint32
 }
 
 func TestMetricMapperYAML(t *testing.T) {
@@ -496,6 +499,84 @@ mappings:
     `,
 			configBad: true,
 		},
+		// new style quantiles
+		{
+			config: `---
+mappings:
+- match: test.*.*
+  timer_type: summary
+  name: "foo"
+  labels: {}
+  summary_options:
+    quantiles:
+      - quantile: 0.42
+        error: 0.04
+      - quantile: 0.7
+        error: 0.002
+  `,
+			mappings: mappings{
+				{
+					statsdMetric: "test.*.*",
+					name:         "foo",
+					labels:       map[string]string{},
+					quantiles: []metricObjective{
+						{Quantile: 0.42, Error: 0.04},
+						{Quantile: 0.7, Error: 0.002},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		// Config with summary configuration.
+		{
+			config: `---
+mappings:
+- match: test.*.*
+  timer_type: summary
+  name: "foo"
+  labels: {}
+  summary_options:
+    quantiles:
+      - quantile: 0.42
+        error: 0.04
+      - quantile: 0.7
+        error: 0.002
+    max_age: 5m
+    age_buckets: 2
+    buf_cap: 1000
+  `,
+			mappings: mappings{
+				{
+					statsdMetric: "test.*.*",
+					name:         "foo",
+					labels:       map[string]string{},
+					quantiles: []metricObjective{
+						{Quantile: 0.42, Error: 0.04},
+						{Quantile: 0.7, Error: 0.002},
+					},
+					maxAge:     5 * time.Minute,
+					ageBuckets: 2,
+					bufCap:     1000,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		// duplicate quantiles are bad
+		{
+			config: `---
+mappings:
+- match: test.*.*
+  timer_type: summary
+  name: "foo"
+  labels: {}
+  quantiles:
+    - quantile: 0.42
+      error: 0.04
+  summary_options:
+    quantiles:
+      - quantile: 0.42
+        error: 0.04
+  `,
+			configBad: true,
+		},
 		// Config with good metric type.
 		{
 			config: `---
@@ -777,18 +858,27 @@ mappings:
 			}
 
 			if len(mapping.quantiles) != 0 {
-				if len(mapping.quantiles) != len(m.Quantiles) {
-					t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected %d quantiles, got %d", i, metric, len(mapping.quantiles), len(m.Quantiles))
+				if len(mapping.quantiles) != len(m.SummaryOptions.Quantiles) {
+					t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected %d quantiles, got %d", i, metric, len(mapping.quantiles), len(m.SummaryOptions.Quantiles))
 				}
 				for i, quantile := range mapping.quantiles {
-					if quantile.Quantile != m.Quantiles[i].Quantile {
-						t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected quantile %v, got %v", i, metric, m.Quantiles[i].Quantile, quantile.Quantile)
+					if quantile.Quantile != m.SummaryOptions.Quantiles[i].Quantile {
+						t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected quantile %v, got %v", i, metric, m.SummaryOptions.Quantiles[i].Quantile, quantile.Quantile)
 					}
-					if quantile.Error != m.Quantiles[i].Error {
-						t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected Error margin %v, got %v", i, metric, m.Quantiles[i].Error, quantile.Error)
+					if quantile.Error != m.SummaryOptions.Quantiles[i].Error {
+						t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected Error margin %v, got %v", i, metric, m.SummaryOptions.Quantiles[i].Error, quantile.Error)
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			if mapping.maxAge != 0 && mapping.maxAge != m.SummaryOptions.MaxAge {
+				t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected max age %v, got %v", i, metric, mapping.maxAge, m.SummaryOptions.MaxAge)
+			}
+			if mapping.ageBuckets != 0 && mapping.ageBuckets != m.SummaryOptions.AgeBuckets {
+				t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected max age %v, got %v", i, metric, mapping.ageBuckets, m.SummaryOptions.AgeBuckets)
+			}
+			if mapping.bufCap != 0 && mapping.bufCap != m.SummaryOptions.BufCap {
+				t.Fatalf("%d.%q: Expected max age %v, got %v", i, metric, mapping.bufCap, m.SummaryOptions.BufCap)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

registry.go

@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ func (r *registry) getHistogram(metricName string, labels prometheus.Labels, hel
 	if vh == nil {
 		metricsCount.WithLabelValues("histogram").Inc()
 		buckets := r.mapper.Defaults.Buckets
-		if mapping.Buckets != nil && len(mapping.Buckets) > 0 {
-			buckets = mapping.Buckets
+		if mapping.HistogramOptions != nil && len(mapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets) > 0 {
+			buckets = mapping.HistogramOptions.Buckets
 		}
 		histogramVec = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 			Name:    metricName,
@@ -325,8 +325,12 @@ func (r *registry) getSummary(metricName string, labels prometheus.Labels, help
 	if vh == nil {
 		metricsCount.WithLabelValues("summary").Inc()
 		quantiles := r.mapper.Defaults.Quantiles
-		if mapping != nil && mapping.Quantiles != nil && len(mapping.Quantiles) > 0 {
-			quantiles = mapping.Quantiles
+		if mapping != nil && mapping.SummaryOptions != nil && len(mapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles) > 0 {
+			quantiles = mapping.SummaryOptions.Quantiles
+		}
+		summaryOptions := mapper.SummaryOptions{}
+		if mapping != nil && mapping.SummaryOptions != nil {
+			summaryOptions = *mapping.SummaryOptions
 		}
 		objectives := make(map[float64]float64)
 		for _, q := range quantiles {
@@ -340,6 +344,9 @@ func (r *registry) getSummary(metricName string, labels prometheus.Labels, help
 			Name:       metricName,
 			Help:       help,
 			Objectives: objectives,
+			MaxAge:     summaryOptions.MaxAge,
+			AgeBuckets: summaryOptions.AgeBuckets,
+			BufCap:     summaryOptions.BufCap,
 		}, labelNames)
 
 		if err := prometheus.Register(uncheckedCollector{summaryVec}); err != nil {