Edge Delta TelemetryGen Source

Overview

The TelemetryGen Source node generates sample logs, metrics or traces at a specified rate. Use this node to quickly configure and test a pipeline using data similar to your use case.

• outgoing_data_types: log, metric, trace

Example Configuration

This configuration will emit a Jaeger Trace every 1 second.

nodes:
- name: demo_template_input_6cef
  type: demo_template_input
  user_description: TelemetryGen traces Source
  events_per_sec: 1
  demo_template: Jaeger Trace

Required Parameters

name

A descriptive name for the node. This is the name that will appear in Visual Builder and you can reference this node in the YAML using the name. It must be unique across all nodes. It is a YAML list element so it begins with a - and a space followed by the string. It is a required parameter for all nodes.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: <node type>

type: demo_template_input

The type parameter specifies the type of node being configured. It is specified as a string from a closed list of node types. It is a required parameter.

nodes:
  - name: <node name>
    type: <node type>

events_per_sec

The events_per_second parameter specifies the number of data items that will be generated per second. It is specified as an integer and is a required parameter.

nodes:
- name: <node name>
  type: demo_input
  events_per_sec: 2
  demo_template: <template name>

demo_template

The demo_template parameter specifies the type of data item the node should emit. It is specified as a string and a template is required.

nodes:
- name: <node name>
  type: demo_input
  events_per_sec: <rate>
  demo_template: StatsD Metrics