prometheus/pkg/textparse/interface.go

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package textparse

import (
	"mime"

	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/histogram"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/exemplar"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/labels"
)

// Parser parses samples from a byte slice of samples in the official
// Prometheus and OpenMetrics text exposition formats.
type Parser interface {
	// Series returns the bytes of a series with a simple float64 as a
	// value, the timestamp if set, and the value of the current sample.
	Series() ([]byte, *int64, float64)

	// Histogram returns the bytes of a series with a sparse histogram as a
	// value, the timestamp if set, and the histogram in the current sample.
	Histogram() ([]byte, *int64, histogram.Histogram)

	// Help returns the metric name and help text in the current entry.
	// Must only be called after Next returned a help entry.
	// The returned byte slices become invalid after the next call to Next.
	Help() ([]byte, []byte)

	// Type returns the metric name and type in the current entry.
	// Must only be called after Next returned a type entry.
	// The returned byte slices become invalid after the next call to Next.
	Type() ([]byte, MetricType)

	// Unit returns the metric name and unit in the current entry.
	// Must only be called after Next returned a unit entry.
	// The returned byte slices become invalid after the next call to Next.
	Unit() ([]byte, []byte)

	// Comment returns the text of the current comment.
	// Must only be called after Next returned a comment entry.
	// The returned byte slice becomes invalid after the next call to Next.
	Comment() []byte

	// Metric writes the labels of the current sample into the passed labels.
	// It returns the string from which the metric was parsed.
	Metric(l *labels.Labels) string

	// Exemplar writes the exemplar of the current sample into the passed
	// exemplar. It returns if an exemplar exists or not.
	Exemplar(l *exemplar.Exemplar) bool

	// Next advances the parser to the next sample. It returns false if no
	// more samples were read or an error occurred.
	Next() (Entry, error)
}

// New returns a new parser of the byte slice.
func New(b []byte, contentType string) Parser {
	mediaType, _, err := mime.ParseMediaType(contentType)
	if err != nil {
		return NewPromParser(b)
	}
	switch mediaType {
	case "application/openmetrics-text":
		return NewOpenMetricsParser(b)
	case "application/vnd.google.protobuf":
		return NewProtobufParser(b)
	default:
		return NewPromParser(b)
	}
}

// Entry represents the type of a parsed entry.
type Entry int

const (
	EntryInvalid   Entry = -1
	EntryType      Entry = 0
	EntryHelp      Entry = 1
	EntrySeries    Entry = 2 // A series with a simple float64 as value.
	EntryComment   Entry = 3
	EntryUnit      Entry = 4
	EntryHistogram Entry = 5 // A series with a sparse histogram as a value.
)

// MetricType represents metric type values.
type MetricType string

const (
	MetricTypeCounter        = MetricType("counter")
	MetricTypeGauge          = MetricType("gauge")
	MetricTypeHistogram      = MetricType("histogram")
	MetricTypeGaugeHistogram = MetricType("gaugehistogram")
	MetricTypeSummary        = MetricType("summary")
	MetricTypeInfo           = MetricType("info")
	MetricTypeStateset       = MetricType("stateset")
	MetricTypeUnknown        = MetricType("unknown")
)