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# Simple Metrics Generator
Simple Prometheus metrics generator.
## Usage
```bash
cat metadata | generate_metrics tempurature 50
```
with your metadata file looking something like
```
unit="F", computer="computer5"
```
---
From here you could then redirect stdout into a file, then host the file with something like Caddy for Prometheus to scrape.
## Examples
A simple "down detector". Put this in a crontab (runs every minute):
```bash
* * * * * cat /etc/metrics_metadata | generate_metrics cloudflare $(ping -c 1 1.1.1.1 &> /dev/null ; echo $?) > /srv/metrics/cloudflare
```
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Actual down detector I'm using:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# Clear the file
echo "" > /srv/metrics
targets=("1.1.1.1" "192.168.1.1" "oliveratkinson.net")
for i in "${targets[@]}"
do
export TARGET=$i
envsubst < /root/metrics_metadata | /root/generate_metrics is_down $(ping -c 1 $TARGET &> /dev/null; echo $?) >> /srv/metrics
done
```
```caddyfile
:80 {
handle /metrics {
root * /srv
file_server
}
}
```