From 3e3dd5ef9bec1db07bcb340691b58af9099446cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gdamore nng_stats_get.
const nng_stat *nng_stat_child(const nng_stat *stat);
const nng_stat *nng_stat_next(const nng_stat *stat);
+const nng_stat *nng_stat_parent(const nng_stat *stat);
Traversing the tree of statistics is done using the nng_stat_child and
nng_stat_next functions.
NULL if the stat has no children.
The nng_stat_next function returns the nearest sibling to the right of stat,
or NULL if stat has no more siblings to the right.
The nng_stat_parent function returns the parent of stat, or NULL if
+stat is the root of the statistics tree.
const nng_stat *nng_stat_find(const nng_stat *stat, const char *name);
const nng_stat *nng_stat_find_dialer(const nng_stat *stat, nng_dialer dialer);
@@ -289,10 +292,10 @@ const nng_stat *nng_stat_find_socket(const nng_stat *stat, nng_dialer socket);
or possibly to find the tree of statistics associated iwth a specific socket,
dialer, or listener.
The nng_stat_find functions are provided for this purpose.
-The nng_stat_find function returns the first statistic within the subtree of
+
The nng_stat_find function returns the first statistic within the subtree of
statistics stat, with the given name. If no such statistic can be found, NULL
is returned.
-The nng_stat_find_dialer, nng_stat_find_listener, and nng_stat_find_socket
+
The nng_stat_find_dialer, nng_stat_find_listener, and nng_stat_find_socket
return the statistics subtree for the given dialer, listener, or socket object. If no such
statistic can be found, then they return NULL.
These functions should be provided the root of the statistic tree, in order to ensure
@@ -301,23 +304,23 @@ that they can find the desired object.
const char *nng_stat_name(const nng_stat *stat);
const char *nng_stat_desc(const nng_stat *stat);
-Every statistic has a name, returned by nng_stat_name, and a description, returned by
-nng_stat_desc. Descriptions are human-readable text, which might be useful for display.
+Every statistic has a name, returned by nng_stat_name, and a description, returned by
+nng_stat_desc. Descriptions are human-readable text, which might be useful for display.
Statistic Type
int nng_stat_type(const nng_stat *stat);
-The function nng_stat_type returns the type of the statistic.
+
The function nng_stat_type returns the type of the statistic.
The type of a statistic determines the nature of the value, and which
function can be used to obtain that value.
-
-
NNG_STAT_SCOPE:
The statistic does not carry any real value, but is
used for grouping related statistics together. This is a nexus in the
statistics tree.
-
-
NNG_STAT_COUNTER:
The statistic is a counter that only increments.
Usually the change in the value of the statistic is more interesting
(as a rate) than the absolute value at any given time. The value should
@@ -325,7 +328,7 @@ be obtained using nng_stat_value
The units will be given by the value returned from nng_stat_unit.
-
-
NNG_STAT_LEVEL:
The statistic represnts a measured value which corresponds
to a specific value at a specific time. For example, this may represent the
number of messages currently queued for some operation, or the link speed
@@ -335,19 +338,19 @@ than the change in the value over time. Again the value can be obtained with
with nng_stat_unit.
-
-
NNG_STAT_STRING:
The statistic is a string, such as a name. The value
of the string can be obtained with nng_stat_string.
The value of this string
will remain valid until the snapshot is deallocated with nng_stats_free.
-
-
NNG_STAT_BOOLEAN:
The value of the statistic is a truth value (either true
or false) and can be obtained with nng_stat_bool.
-
-
NNG_STAT_ID:
The value of the statistic is a numeric identifier, such as a socket
identifier. The value can be obtained with nng_stat_value,
and will be fixed for the life of the statistic.
@@ -359,12 +362,12 @@ const char *nng_stat_string(const nng_stat *stat);
bool nng_stat_bool(const nng_stat *stat);
These functions return the value associated with the statistic.
-The nng_stat_value function returns the the numeric value for the statistic stat
+
The nng_stat_value function returns the the numeric value for the statistic stat
of type NNG_STAT_COUNTER, NNG_STAT_LEVEL, or NNG_STAT_ID.
If stat is not one of these types, then it returns zero.
The nng_stat_bool function returns the Boolean value (either true or false) for the statistic stat of
+
The nng_stat_bool function returns the Boolean value (either true or false) for the statistic stat of
type NNG_STAT_BOOLEAN. If the statistics is not of this type, then it returns false.
The nng_stat_string function returns a pointer to a string value for the statistic stat,
+
The nng_stat_string function returns a pointer to a string value for the statistic stat,
of type NNG_STAT_STRING. This string will remain valud until the snapshot that
stat was collected with is deallocated with nng_stats_free. If the statistic
is not of type NNG_STAT_STRING, then NULL is returned.
NNG_STAT_STRING, then NULL is returned.
For statistics of type NNG_STAT_COUNTER or NNG_STAT_LEVEL,
it is often useful to know what that quantity being reported measures.
-The following units may be returned from nng_stat_unit for such a statistic:
nng_stat_unit for such a statistic:
NNG_UNIT_NONE: No unit is known or applies.NNG_UNIT_BYTES: A count of bytes.NNG_UNIT_MESSAGES: A count of messages.NNG_UNIT_MILLIS: A count of milliseconds.NNG_UNIT_EVENTS: A count of events of some type.NNG_UNIT_NONE: No unit is known or applies.NNG_UNIT_BYTES: A count of bytes.NNG_UNIT_MESSAGES: A count of messages.NNG_UNIT_MILLIS: A count of milliseconds.NNG_UNIT_EVENTS: A count of events of some type.uint64_t nng_stat_timestamp(const nng_stat *stat);
Statistics have a timestamp indicating when the value was sampled,
-obtained via nng_stat_timestamp. The timestamp is given in
+obtained via nng_stat_timestamp. The timestamp is given in
in milliseconds since a reference time, and the reference time used
here is the same reference time used for nng_clock.