Sample code to submit data to Librato Metrics

gistfile1.rb

# example code to submit data to the Librato Metrics API
# for more info visit http://dev.librato.com/

require 'rubygems'
require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

# these are automatically set by the Heroku add-on
# if you already have a username and token, place them here
user = ENV["LIBRATO_METRICS_USER"]
token = ENV["LIBRATO_METRICS_TOKEN"]

metrics_api = RestClient::Resource.new 'http://metrics-api.heroku.com', user, token

# create a counter
# this should only be done once, we are creating a gem to implement find_or_create
# if you'd like to create a gauge instead, replace 'counters.json' with 'gauges.json'
counter_resp = metrics_api['/v1/counters.json'].post :name => "sample",:description => "this is a sample counter"
counter = counter_resp.headers[:location] # get the location of the new counter

# send some data to the counter
metrics_api[counter].post :value => 12345

# if we want to inspect data we just sent
recv_data = metrics_api[counter].get :params => {:count => 1, :resolution => 1}