[Hawkular-dev] Tag concept in metrics and alerts

Lucas Ponce lponce at redhat.com
Wed Jun 24 06:55:51 EDT 2015


Perhaps a rename to "Label" can be valid.

Gary, is there some place where I can find more details about the context ?

(Just to understand the whole scenario and see if what can be needed/interesting).

Thanks,
Lucas

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Brown" <gbrown at redhat.com>
> To: "Discussions around Hawkular development" <hawkular-dev at lists.jboss.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:43:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hawkular-dev] Tag concept in metrics and alerts
> 
> +1
> 
> I don't mind if we adopt Tag as being name/value pair - but then we should
> use the same approach in Alerts. I actually need the Alert to have ability
> to record name/value pairs so this would suit my need, but they would then
> they would need to change their current Tag to be something else, possibly
> Label?
> 
> Regards
> Gary
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Not using the same terminology as "industry standards" is a problem, not
> > using the same terminology within Hawkular small world is another...
> > Can we solve both ?
> > 
> > Thomas
> > 
> > On 06/24/2015 12:25 PM, Michael Burman wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I don't agree with changing the terms. Many of metrics competing products
> > > (such as InfluxDB / OpenTSDB) use the same terminology, so it is easier
> > > for customers to understand the differences and similarities between
> > > products. Using different terminology was one of the difficulties in RHQ
> > > (like noted in the F2F meeting) and I don't think we should repeat the
> > > same mistake.
> > >
> > >    - Micke
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gary Brown" <gbrown at redhat.com>
> > > To: "Discussions around Hawkular development"
> > > <hawkular-dev at lists.jboss.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:45:56 AM
> > > Subject: [Hawkular-dev] Tag concept in metrics and alerts
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Both metrics and alerts use the term 'tag' - however metrics use a
> > > name/value pair for a tag, and alerts uses it as a label. Wondering
> > > whether we need consistency?
> > >
> > > When I hear the term tag, I usually envisage a label - e.g. as in git. So
> > > wondering whether it would be clearer for metrics to rename tags to
> > > properties?
> > >
> > > Possibly metrics needs the concept of a tag/label as well?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Gary
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