Fix sending of metric_type for dogapi.metric.send

lib/api/metric.js

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var client = require("../client");
  *    optional, object which can contain the following keys
  *    * host: the host source of the metric
  *    * tags: array of "tag:value"'s to use for the metric
- *    * metric_type: which metric type to use ("gauge" or "counter") [default: gauge]
+ *    * metric_type|type: which metric type to use ("gauge" or "counter") [default: gauge]
  *  callback: |
  *    function(err, res)
  *example: |
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ var client = require("../client");
  *  dogapi.metric.send("my.metric", [[now, 1000]], function(err, results){
  *    console.dir(results);
  *  });
+ *  dogapi.metric.send("my.counter", 5, {type: "counter"}, function(err, results){
+ *    console.dir(results);
+ *  });
  *  ```
  */
 function send(metric, points, extra, callback){
@@ -47,7 +50,8 @@ function send(metric, points, extra, callback){
             points: points,
             host: extra.host,
             tags: extra.tags,
-            metric_type: extra.metric_type
+            // DEV: For backwards compatibility, allow `metric_type`
+            type: extra.type || extra.metric_type
         }
     ];
 
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ function send(metric, points, extra, callback){
  *    * points: a single data point (e.g. `50`), an array of data points (e.g. `[50, 100]`) or an array of `[timestamp, value]` elements (e.g. `[[now, 50], [now, 100]]`)
  *    * tags: an array of "tag:value"'s
  *    * host: the source hostname to use for the metrics
- *    * metric_type: the type of metric to use ("gauge" or "counter") [default: gauge]
+ *    * metric_type|type: the type of metric to use ("gauge" or "counter") [default: gauge]
  *  callback: |
  *    function(err, res)
  *example: |
@@ -121,6 +125,12 @@ function send_all(metrics, callback){
         });
 
         metrics[i].points = points;
+
+        // DEV: Change `metric_type` to `type` for backwards compatibility
+        metrics[i].type = metrics[i].type || metrics[i].metric_type;
+        // Remove `metric_type` if it was set
+        // DEV: This will not cause an error if `metric_type` does not exist
+        delete metrics[i].metric_type;
     }
 
     var params = {

test/api/metric.js

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ describe("api/metrics", function(){
             assert.equal(call_args[1], "/series");
 
             // Properly formatted body
-            // { body: series: [ {metric: "metric.send", host: undefined, tags: undefined, metric_type: undefined} ] }
-            // DEV: host/tags/metric_type are optional and should be undefined for this case
+            // { body: series: [ {metric: "metric.send", host: undefined, tags: undefined, type: undefined} ] }
+            // DEV: host/tags/type are optional and should be undefined for this case
             var data = call_args[2];
             assert(data.hasOwnProperty("body"));
             assert(data.body.hasOwnProperty("series"));
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ describe("api/metrics", function(){
             assert.equal(first_series.host, undefined);
             assert(first_series.hasOwnProperty("tags"));
             assert.equal(first_series.tags, undefined);
-            assert(first_series.hasOwnProperty("metric_type"));
-            assert.equal(first_series.metric_type, undefined);
+            assert(first_series.hasOwnProperty("type"));
+            assert.equal(first_series.type, undefined);
         });
 
         it("should properly normalize values to points", function(){
@@ -131,6 +131,57 @@ describe("api/metrics", function(){
             assert(Array.isArray(point));
             assert.deepEqual(point, [now, 1000]);
         });
+
+        it("should properly set metric type", function(){
+            // Make our api call
+            metric.send("metrics.send.counter", 5, {type: "counter"});
+
+            // Assert we called `client.request` with the correct `points`
+            assert(stub_request.calledOnce);
+            var call_args = stub_request.getCall(0).args;
+            // { body: series: [ {points: [], }, ] }
+            var body = call_args[2].body;
+            assert.equal(body.series.length, 1);
+
+            // Assert we have only 1 series
+            // series = [ {metric: "", ...}, ... ]
+            var series = body.series;
+            assert(Array.isArray(series));
+            assert.equal(series.length, 1);
+
+            // Assert the first series is properly formatted
+            // first_series = {metric: "", type: "counter", points: [], ...}
+            var first_series = series[0]
+            assert.equal(first_series.metric, "metrics.send.counter");
+            assert(first_series.hasOwnProperty("type"));
+            assert.equal(first_series.type, "counter");
+        });
+
+        it("should properly set convert metric_type to type", function(){
+            // Make our api call
+            metric.send("metrics.send.counter", 5, {metric_type: "counter"});
+
+            // Assert we called `client.request` with the correct `points`
+            assert(stub_request.calledOnce);
+            var call_args = stub_request.getCall(0).args;
+            // { body: series: [ {points: [], }, ] }
+            var body = call_args[2].body;
+            assert.equal(body.series.length, 1);
+
+
+            // Assert we have only 1 series
+            // series = [ {metric: "", ...}, ... ]
+            var series = body.series;
+            assert(Array.isArray(series));
+            assert.equal(series.length, 1);
+
+            // Assert the first series is properly formatted
+            // first_series = {metric: "", type: "counter", points: [], ...}
+            var first_series = series[0]
+            assert.equal(first_series.metric, "metrics.send.counter");
+            assert(first_series.hasOwnProperty("type"));
+            assert.equal(first_series.type, "counter");
+        });
     });
 
     describe("#send_all", function(){
@@ -153,8 +204,8 @@ describe("api/metrics", function(){
             assert.equal(call_args[1], "/series");
 
             // Properly formatted body
-            // { body: series: [ {metric: "metric.send_all", host: undefined, tags: undefined, metric_type: undefined} ] }
-            // DEV: host/tags/metric_type are optional and should be undefined for this case
+            // { body: series: [ {metric: "metric.send_all", host: undefined, tags: undefined, type: undefined} ] }
+            // DEV: host/tags/type are optional and should be undefined for this case
             var data = call_args[2];
             assert(data.hasOwnProperty("body"));
             assert(data.body.hasOwnProperty("series"));
@@ -222,5 +273,83 @@ describe("api/metrics", function(){
             assert.equal(points[0].length, 2);
             assert.equal(points[0][1], 1000);
         });
+
+        it("should properly send metric type", function(){
+            // Make our api call
+            var metrics = [
+                {
+                    metric: "metric.send.counter",
+                    points: 5,
+                    type: "counter"
+                }
+            ];
+            metric.send_all(metrics);
+
+            // Assert we properly called `client.request`
+            assert(stub_request.calledOnce);
+            var call_args = stub_request.getCall(0).args;
+            // Method and endpoint are correct
+            assert.equal(call_args[0], "POST");
+            assert.equal(call_args[1], "/series");
+
+            // Properly formatted body
+            // { body: series: [ {metric: "metric.send.counter", host: undefined, tags: undefined, type: "counter"} ] }
+            // DEV: host/tags are optional and should be undefined for this case
+            var data = call_args[2];
+            assert(data.hasOwnProperty("body"));
+            assert(data.body.hasOwnProperty("series"));
+
+            // Assert we have only 1 series
+            // series = [ {metric: "", ...}, ... ]
+            var series = data.body.series;
+            assert(Array.isArray(series));
+            assert.equal(series.length, 1);
+
+            // Assert the first series is properly formatted
+            // first_series = {metric: "", type: "counter", points: [], ...}
+            var first_series = series[0]
+            assert.equal(first_series.metric, "metric.send.counter");
+            assert(Array.isArray(first_series.points));
+            assert.deepEqual(first_series.type, "counter");
+        });
+
+        it("should properly send metric_type as type", function(){
+            // Make our api call
+            var metrics = [
+                {
+                    metric: "metric.send.counter",
+                    points: 5,
+                    metric_type: "counter"
+                }
+            ];
+            metric.send_all(metrics);
+
+            // Assert we properly called `client.request`
+            assert(stub_request.calledOnce);
+            var call_args = stub_request.getCall(0).args;
+            // Method and endpoint are correct
+            assert.equal(call_args[0], "POST");
+            assert.equal(call_args[1], "/series");
+
+            // Properly formatted body
+            // { body: series: [ {metric: "metric.send.counter", host: undefined, tags: undefined, type: "counter"} ] }
+            // DEV: host/tags are optional and should be undefined for this case
+            var data = call_args[2];
+            assert(data.hasOwnProperty("body"));
+            assert(data.body.hasOwnProperty("series"));
+
+            // Assert we have only 1 series
+            // series = [ {metric: "", ...}, ... ]
+            var series = data.body.series;
+            assert(Array.isArray(series));
+            assert.equal(series.length, 1);
+
+            // Assert the first series is properly formatted
+            // first_series = {metric: "", type: "counter", points: [], ...}
+            var first_series = series[0]
+            assert.equal(first_series.metric, "metric.send.counter");
+            assert(Array.isArray(first_series.points));
+            assert.deepEqual(first_series.type, "counter");
+        });
     });
 });