graphite.rb

require 'socket'

class Graphite
    
    attr_accessor :key

    def initialize(opts)
        @host = opts[:host]
        @port = opts[:port] || 2003
    end
        
    def log(opts)
        
        conn = TCPSocket.new @host, @port
        conn.puts "#{opts[:path]} #{opts[:value]} #{opts[:time]}\n"
        conn.close

    end


end

test.rb

# Usage: `ruby test.rb`

require 'lib/graphite'

path = ['<private-key>', 'omniture', 'v003', 'social-fb.article:social-fb' ]

g = Graphite.new({ :host => 'carbon.hostedgraphite.com', :verbose => true })
g.log({ :path => path.join('.'), :value => 1, :time => 1371452400 })