StatsD Advanced Configuration

Configuration

This plugin is compatible with DB-less mode.

Compatible protocols

The StatsD Advanced plugin is compatible with the following protocols:

grpc, grpcs, http, https, tcp, tls, tls_passthrough, udp, ws, wss

Parameters

Here's a list of all the parameters which can be used in this plugin's configuration:

• name

  string required

  The name of the plugin, in this case statsd-advanced.

• instance_name

  string

  An optional custom name to identify an instance of the plugin, for example statsd-advanced_my-service. Useful when running the same plugin in multiple contexts, for example, on multiple services.

• service.name or service.id

  string

  The name or ID of the service the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a service through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /services/SERVICE_NAME|ID/plugins.

• route.name or route.id

  string

  The name or ID of the route the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a route through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /routes/ROUTE_NAME|ID/plugins.

• consumer.name or consumer.id

  string

  The name or ID of the consumer the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a consumer through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /consumers/CONSUMER_NAME|ID/plugins.

• enabled

  boolean default: true

  Whether this plugin will be applied.

• config

  record required
  • host

    string default: localhost

    A string representing a host name, such as example.com.

  • port

    integer default: 8125 between: 0 65535

    An integer representing a port number between 0 and 65535, inclusive.

  • prefix

    string default: kong

    String to prefix to each metric’s name.

  • metrics

    array of type record default: {"name"=>"request_count", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"latency"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"request_size"}, {"name"=>"status_count", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"response_size"}, {"stat_type"=>"set", "name"=>"unique_users"}, {"name"=>"request_per_user", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"upstream_latency"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"kong_latency"}, {"name"=>"status_count_per_user", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"name"=>"status_count_per_workspace", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"name"=>"status_count_per_user_per_route", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"name"=>"shdict_usage", "stat_type"=>"gauge", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"name"=>"cache_datastore_hits_total", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}, {"name"=>"cache_datastore_misses_total", "stat_type"=>"counter", "sample_rate"=>1}

    List of Metrics to be logged.

    • name

      string required Must be one of: kong_latency, latency, request_count, request_per_user, request_size, response_size, status_count, status_count_per_user, unique_users, upstream_latency, status_count_per_workspace, status_count_per_user_per_route, shdict_usage, cache_datastore_hits_total, cache_datastore_misses_total

    • stat_type

      string required Must be one of: counter, gauge, histogram, meter, set, timer

    • sample_rate

      number

    • consumer_identifier

      string Must be one of: consumer_id, custom_id, username

    • service_identifier

      string Must be one of: service_id, service_name, service_host, service_name_or_host

    • workspace_identifier

      string Must be one of: workspace_id, workspace_name

  • allow_status_codes

    array of type string

    List of status code ranges that are allowed to be logged in metrics.

  • udp_packet_size

    number default: 0 between: 0 65507

    Combine UDP packet up to the size configured. If zero (0), don’t combine the UDP packet. Must be a number between 0 and 65507 (inclusive).

  • use_tcp

    boolean default: false

    Use TCP instead of UDP.

  • hostname_in_prefix

    boolean default: false

    Include the hostname in the prefix for each metric name.

  • consumer_identifier_default

    string required default: custom_id Must be one of: consumer_id, custom_id, username

    The default consumer identifier for metrics. This will take effect when a metric’s consumer identifier is omitted. Allowed values are custom_id, consumer_id, username.

  • service_identifier_default

    string required default: service_name_or_host Must be one of: service_id, service_name, service_host, service_name_or_host

    The default service identifier for metrics. This will take effect when a metric’s service identifier is omitted. Allowed values are service_name_or_host, service_id, service_name, service_host.

  • workspace_identifier_default

    string required default: workspace_id Must be one of: workspace_id, workspace_name

    The default workspace identifier for metrics. This will take effect when a metric’s workspace identifier is omitted. Allowed values are workspace_id, workspace_name.

  • queue

    record required
    • max_batch_size

      integer default: 1 between: 1 1000000

      Maximum number of entries that can be processed at a time.

    • max_coalescing_delay

      number default: 1 between: 0 3600

      Maximum number of (fractional) seconds to elapse after the first entry was queued before the queue starts calling the handler.

    • max_entries

      integer default: 10000 between: 1 1000000

      Maximum number of entries that can be waiting on the queue.

    • max_bytes

      integer

      Maximum number of bytes that can be waiting on a queue, requires string content.

    • max_retry_time

      number default: 60

      Time in seconds before the queue gives up calling a failed handler for a batch.

    • initial_retry_delay

      number default: 0.01 between: 0.001 1000000

      Time in seconds before the initial retry is made for a failing batch.

    • max_retry_delay

      number default: 60 between: 0.001 1000000

      Maximum time in seconds between retries, caps exponential backoff.