timurb / chef-handler-librato

Chef Handler to send metrics to Librato

chef-handler-librato

====================

Chef Handler to send metrics to Librato metrics!

====Description====

This is a simple Chef report handler that reports status of a Chef run through librato.

http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/Exception+and+Report+Handlers

Requirements:

There are two ways to use Chef Handlers.

##Method 1

You can install the RubyGem ahead of time, and configure Chef to use them. To do so:

gem install chef-handler-librato

Then add to the configuration (/etc/chef/solo.rb for chef-solo or /etc/chef/client.rb for chef-client):

require "chef-handler-librato"

Configure the handler:

librato_handler = LibratoReporting.new

Arguments:

metric_type is a string that sets the Metrics type in Librato, defaults to counter

librato_handler.metric_type = "gauge"

Email and Api_key arguments

librato_handler.email = "[e-mail]"
librato_handler.api_key = "667hhff544300096423345"

Add your handler:

report_handlers << librato_handler
exception_handlers << librato_handler

##Method 2

Use the chef_handler cookbook by Opscode. Create a recipe with the following:

Install the chef-handler-librato RubyGem during the compile phase

gem_package "chef-handler-librato" do
 action :nothing
end.run_action(:install)

or

chef_gem "chef-handler-librato" # This workd with Chef-0.10.10 or higher

Activate the handler with the chef_handler LWRP

argument_array = [
:metric_type => "counter" ,
:email => "[e-mail]",
:api_key => "c544637891cf5498f9efac33257689rtt57777894" 
]


chef_handler "LibratoReporting" do
	source "#{File.join(Gem.all_load_paths.grep(/chef-handler-librato/).first,'chef', 
	'chef_handler_librato.rb')}"
	 arguments argument_array
	 action :nothing
end.run_action(:enable)

Patches welcome, just send me a pull request!

Author: Brian Scott ([e-mail])