elastic_queue.sh

#!/bin/bash
 
# Set Graphite host
GRAPHITE=graphite.sjc1.sendgrid.net
GRAPHITE_PORT=2003
 
# Loop forever
while :
do
    # Get epoch
    DATE=`date +%s`
 
    # Collect some random data for
    # this example
    MY_DATA=`knife ssh "(role:filter OR role:go_filter) AND chef_environment:production* NOT fqdn:filter-163.sjc1.sendgrid.net" "/opt/sendgrid/elasticd/current/elasq.pl -c" -c ~/.chef/knife-11.rb -x skilgore -C 10 | awk '{print $3}' | awk '{s+=$1} END {print s}'`
 
    # Send data to Graphite
    echo "sending data: stats.elasticd.total_queue ${MY_DATA} ${DATE}"
    echo "sean.elasticd.total_queue ${MY_DATA} ${DATE}" | nc $GRAPHITE $GRAPHITE_PORT
 
done