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# TSDB
2017-04-10 04:29:46 -07:00
Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB (#9451) * Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB There's a decent amount of content already out there (blog posts, conference talks, etc), but: * when they get stale, they don't tend to get updated * they still leave me with questions that I'ld like to answer for developers (like me) who want to use, or work with, TSDB What I propose is developer docs inside the prometheus repository. Easy to find and harness the power of the community to expand it and keep it up to date. * perfect is the enemy of good. Let's have a base and incrementally improve * Markdown docs should be broad but not too deep. Source code comments can complement them, and are the ideal place for implementation details. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * use example code that works out of the box Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * more docs Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Update tsdb/docs/usage.md Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * final tweaks Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * workaround docs versioning issue Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Move example code to real executable, testable example. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * cleanup example test and make sure it always reproduces Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * obtain temp dir in a way that works with older Go versions Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Fix Ganesh's comments Signed-off-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com>
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[![GoPkg](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20211105201321-411021ada9ab/tsdb)
Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB (#9451) * Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB There's a decent amount of content already out there (blog posts, conference talks, etc), but: * when they get stale, they don't tend to get updated * they still leave me with questions that I'ld like to answer for developers (like me) who want to use, or work with, TSDB What I propose is developer docs inside the prometheus repository. Easy to find and harness the power of the community to expand it and keep it up to date. * perfect is the enemy of good. Let's have a base and incrementally improve * Markdown docs should be broad but not too deep. Source code comments can complement them, and are the ideal place for implementation details. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * use example code that works out of the box Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * more docs Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Update tsdb/docs/usage.md Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * final tweaks Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * workaround docs versioning issue Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Move example code to real executable, testable example. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * cleanup example test and make sure it always reproduces Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * obtain temp dir in a way that works with older Go versions Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Fix Ganesh's comments Signed-off-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com>
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This directory contains the Prometheus TSDB (Time Series DataBase) library,
which handles storage and querying of all Prometheus v2 data.
2017-04-10 04:29:46 -07:00
Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB (#9451) * Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB There's a decent amount of content already out there (blog posts, conference talks, etc), but: * when they get stale, they don't tend to get updated * they still leave me with questions that I'ld like to answer for developers (like me) who want to use, or work with, TSDB What I propose is developer docs inside the prometheus repository. Easy to find and harness the power of the community to expand it and keep it up to date. * perfect is the enemy of good. Let's have a base and incrementally improve * Markdown docs should be broad but not too deep. Source code comments can complement them, and are the ideal place for implementation details. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * use example code that works out of the box Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * more docs Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Update tsdb/docs/usage.md Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * final tweaks Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * workaround docs versioning issue Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Move example code to real executable, testable example. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * cleanup example test and make sure it always reproduces Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * obtain temp dir in a way that works with older Go versions Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Fix Ganesh's comments Signed-off-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com>
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Due to an issue with versioning, the "latest" docs shown on Godoc are outdated.
Instead you may use [the docs for v2.31.1](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20211105201321-411021ada9ab)
2018-01-09 07:40:05 -08:00
Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB (#9451) * Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB There's a decent amount of content already out there (blog posts, conference talks, etc), but: * when they get stale, they don't tend to get updated * they still leave me with questions that I'ld like to answer for developers (like me) who want to use, or work with, TSDB What I propose is developer docs inside the prometheus repository. Easy to find and harness the power of the community to expand it and keep it up to date. * perfect is the enemy of good. Let's have a base and incrementally improve * Markdown docs should be broad but not too deep. Source code comments can complement them, and are the ideal place for implementation details. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * use example code that works out of the box Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * more docs Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Update tsdb/docs/usage.md Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * final tweaks Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * workaround docs versioning issue Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Move example code to real executable, testable example. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * cleanup example test and make sure it always reproduces Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * obtain temp dir in a way that works with older Go versions Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Fix Ganesh's comments Signed-off-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com>
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## Documentation
Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB (#9451) * Add basic initial developer docs for TSDB There's a decent amount of content already out there (blog posts, conference talks, etc), but: * when they get stale, they don't tend to get updated * they still leave me with questions that I'ld like to answer for developers (like me) who want to use, or work with, TSDB What I propose is developer docs inside the prometheus repository. Easy to find and harness the power of the community to expand it and keep it up to date. * perfect is the enemy of good. Let's have a base and incrementally improve * Markdown docs should be broad but not too deep. Source code comments can complement them, and are the ideal place for implementation details. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * use example code that works out of the box Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * more docs Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * PR feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * feedback Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Update tsdb/docs/usage.md Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> * final tweaks Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * workaround docs versioning issue Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Move example code to real executable, testable example. Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * cleanup example test and make sure it always reproduces Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * obtain temp dir in a way that works with older Go versions Signed-off-by: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@grafana.com> * Fix Ganesh's comments Signed-off-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <15064823+codesome@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Plotka <bwplotka@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Ganesh Vernekar <ganeshvern@gmail.com>
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* [Data format](docs/format/README.md).
* [Usage](docs/usage.md).
* [Bstream details](docs/bstream.md).
## External resources
* A writeup of the original design can be found [here](https://fabxc.org/blog/2017-04-10-writing-a-tsdb/).
* Video: [Storing 16 Bytes at Scale](https://youtu.be/b_pEevMAC3I) from [PromCon 2017](https://promcon.io/2017-munich/).
* Compression is based on the Gorilla TSDB [white paper](http://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol8/p1816-teller.pdf).
A series of blog posts explaining different components of TSDB:
* [The Head Block](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-the-head-block/)
* [WAL and Checkpoint](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-wal-and-checkpoint/)
* [Memory Mapping of Head Chunks from Disk](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-mmapping-head-chunks-from-disk/)
* [Persistent Block and its Index](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-persistent-block-and-its-index/)
* [Queries](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-queries/)
* [Compaction and Retention](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-compaction-and-retention/)
* [Snapshot on Shutdown](https://ganeshvernekar.com/blog/prometheus-tsdb-snapshot-on-shutdown/)