datatable

datatable

Collect Tabular data from various endpoints and display them using datatable.js

Introduction

The purpose of this tool is to collect the current State of applications across many servers in tabular data format.

Terminology

Often used when talking to the /api endpoint

• Class - A view or a Table Heading. eg: apache_domains, dns_zones
• Host - Short host name.
• Cols - A list of Comma(,) separated values defining the column names for a particular class.
• data - CSV data (Rows are separated by new-line character(\n), Row values by comma(,)).

LICENSE

MIT

Installation

• go get github.com/boopathi/datatable
• go install
• Install mongodb and configure datatable.json
• $GOPATH/bin/datatable -config /path/to/datatable.json

Configuration

Sample Configuration file: datatable.json. Go through the file. Pretty much self explanatory

Distribution

The following options are available for packaging the compiled application. deb and rpm requires fpm.

• make tar
• make rpm
• make deb

Sending and Receiving Data

Creating a Class

PUT /api/create

• class = classname
• cols = "col1,col2,col3,col4"

Adding Data

PUT /api/put

• class = classname
• host = hostname
• data = data

Get Columns for a particular Class

GET /api/cols

• class = classname

Get Data for a particular Host under a Class

GET /api/get

• class = classname
• host = hostname

Contributors

• Boopathi Rajaa