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Version: v4.24

measure

Replaces the input with metrics describing the input.

Synopsis​

measure [--real-time] [--cumulative]

Description​

The measure operator yields metrics for each received batch of events or bytes using the following schema, respectively:

type tenzir.metrics.events = record  {
  timestamp: time,
  schema: string,
  schema_id: string,
  events: uint64,
}
type tenzir.metrics.bytes = record  {
  timestamp: time,
  bytes: uint64,
}

--real-time​

Emit metrics immediately with every batch, rather than buffering until the upstream operator stalls, i.e., is idle or waiting for further input.

The --real-time option is useful when inspect should emit data without latency.

--cumulative​

Emit running totals for the events and bytes fields rather than per-batch statistics.

Examples​

Get the number of bytes read incrementally for a file:

load file path/to/file.feather | measure | write json
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:22:10.192322", "bytes": 16384}
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:22:10.223612", "bytes": 16384}
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:22:10.297169", "bytes": 16384}
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:22:10.387172", "bytes": 16384}
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:22:10.408171", "bytes": 8232}

Get the number of events read incrementally from a file:

from file path/to/file.feather | measure | write json
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:26:45.159885", "events": 65536, "schema": "suricata.dns", "schema_id": "d49102998baae44a"}
{"timestamp": "2023-04-28T10:26:45.812321", "events": 412, "schema": "suricata.dns", "schema_id": "d49102998baae44a"}

Get the total number of events in a file, grouped by schema:

from file path/to/file.feather | measure | summarize events=sum(events) by schema
{"events": 65948, "schema": "suricata.dns"}