Example API call for graphite

gistfile1.py

# connecting and writting to round robin database today
from socket import socket

CARBON_SERVER = 'modok'
CARBON_PORT = 2003

sock = socket()
try:
    sock.connect( (CARBON_SERVER,CARBON_PORT) )
except:
    print "Couldn't connect to %(server)s on port %(port)d, is carbon-agent.py running?" % { 'server':CARBON_SERVER, 'port':CARBON_PORT }
    sys.exit(1)

sock.sendall("chi2.1.148 0.9 1361820900")


# ===================================================

# waas abstracted api example
from waas import rrd

with rrd.connect(debug=True) as r:
    r.write("chi2.1.148 0.9 1361820900")


# or #

r = rrd.connect(debug=False)
r.write("chi2.1.148 0.9 1361820900")