Basic StatsD client

const g = require('gauges');

// configure connection

g.PORT = 8125;
h.HOST = 'localhost';

// single message
g.counter('ducks', 2);

// multi
const multi = g.multi('server');

multi
    .counter('request', 1)
    .counter('sessions', 2)
    .counter('queries', 6)
    .timer('delay', 200)
    .set('query', 'get_all_ducks')
    .set('query', 'get_all_cows');
    
multi.send();

API

Mirrors StatsD API. Reference

NOTE: all commands also send the corresponding UDP packet to StatsD

• #counter(key, value)
• #gauge(key, value)
• #timer(key, value)
• #set(key, value)

Multi

Sends multi-metric packets. Reference

• gauges.multi(prefix)
• #send() send the batch command