prometheus/storage/local/interface.go

// Copyright 2014 The Prometheus Authors
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package local

import (
	"time"

	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"

	clientmodel "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model"

	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/metric"
)

// Storage ingests and manages samples, along with various indexes. All methods
// are goroutine-safe.
type Storage interface {
	prometheus.Collector
	// AppendSamples stores a group of new samples. Multiple samples for the same
	// fingerprint need to be submitted in chronological order, from oldest to
	// newest (both in the same call to AppendSamples and across multiple calls).
	AppendSamples(clientmodel.Samples)
	// NewPreloader returns a new Preloader which allows preloading and pinning
	// series data into memory for use within a query.
	NewPreloader() Preloader
	// Get all of the metric fingerprints that are associated with the
	// provided label matchers.
	GetFingerprintsForLabelMatchers(metric.LabelMatchers) clientmodel.Fingerprints
	// Get all of the label values that are associated with a given label name.
	GetLabelValuesForLabelName(clientmodel.LabelName) clientmodel.LabelValues
	// Get the metric associated with the provided fingerprint.
	GetMetricForFingerprint(clientmodel.Fingerprint) clientmodel.COWMetric
	// Construct an iterator for a given fingerprint.
	NewIterator(clientmodel.Fingerprint) SeriesIterator
	// Run the various maintenance loops in goroutines. Returns when the
	// storage is ready to use. Keeps everything running in the background
	// until Stop is called.
	Start()
	// Stop shuts down the Storage gracefully, flushes all pending
	// operations, stops all maintenance loops,and frees all resources.
	Stop() error
	// WaitForIndexing returns once all samples in the storage are
	// indexed. Indexing is needed for GetFingerprintsForLabelMatchers and
	// GetLabelValuesForLabelName and may lag behind.
	WaitForIndexing()
}

// SeriesIterator enables efficient access of sample values in a series. All
// methods are goroutine-safe. A SeriesIterator iterates over a snapshot of a
// series, i.e. it is safe to continue using a SeriesIterator after modifying
// the corresponding series, but the iterator will represent the state of the
// series prior the modification.
type SeriesIterator interface {
	// Gets the two values that are immediately adjacent to a given time. In
	// case a value exist at precisely the given time, only that single
	// value is returned. Only the first or last value is returned (as a
	// single value), if the given time is before or after the first or last
	// value, respectively.
	GetValueAtTime(clientmodel.Timestamp) metric.Values
	// Gets the boundary values of an interval: the first and last value
	// within a given interval.
	GetBoundaryValues(metric.Interval) metric.Values
	// Gets all values contained within a given interval.
	GetRangeValues(metric.Interval) metric.Values
}

// A Preloader preloads series data necessary for a query into memory and pins
// them until released via Close(). Its methods are generally not
// goroutine-safe.
type Preloader interface {
	PreloadRange(
		fp clientmodel.Fingerprint,
		from clientmodel.Timestamp, through clientmodel.Timestamp,
		stalenessDelta time.Duration,
	) error
	// Close unpins any previously requested series data from memory.
	Close()
}