[datadog] kickstarter_metrics.py

datadog_kickstarter_metrics.py

import requests

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from datadog import initialize, statsd

options = {
    'api_key':'your_datadog_key_here',
}

# don't use a trailing slash
PROJECT_TAG = 'barbarians_game'
KICKSTARTER_LINK = "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabulagames/barbarians-the-invasion"
URL = "{}/stats.json?v=1".format(KICKSTARTER_LINK)

# choose your end date
END_DATE = datetime(2017, 5, 24, 0, 0)

try:
    # get the value
    data = requests.get(URL).json()['project']
    pledged = float(data['pledged'])
    backers = float(data['backers_count'])
    
    # compute campaign ending time
    now = datetime.datetime.today()
    days_left = (ends - now).days + 1

    # publish the gauge
    initialize(**options)
    statsd.gauge('kickstarter.pledged', pledged, tags=[PROJECT_TAG])
    statsd.gauge('kickstarter.backers_count', backers, tags=[PROJECT_TAG])
    statsd.gauge('kickstarter.days_left', days_left, tags=[PROJECT_TAG])
    print("Gauges published!")
except Exception:
    print("Nothing to do because the API wasn't ready")