Graphite-API

Graphite-web, without the interface. Just the rendering HTTP API.

This is a minimalistic API server that replicates the behavior of Graphite-web. I removed everything I could and simplified as much code as possible while keeping the basic functionality.

Implemented API calls:

/metrics/find
/metrics/expand
/metrics/search (removed strange keep_query_pattern parameter)
/render

No-ops:

/dashboard/find
/dashboard/load/<name>
/events/get_data

Additional API calls:

/index (POST or PUT only): rebuilds the search index by recursively querying the storage backends for available paths. Replaces graphite-web's build-index command-line script.

Difference from graphite-web

Stateless. No need for a database.
No caching. Rendering is live.
No Pickle.
No remote rendering.
JSON data in request bodies is supported, additionally to form data and querystring parameters.
Ceres integration will be as an external backend.
Compatibility with python 2 and 3.
Easy to install and configure.

Goals

Solid codebase. Strict flake8 compatibility, good test coverage.
Ease of installation/use/configuration.
Compatibility with the original Graphite-web API and 3rd-party dashboards.

Non-goals

Support for very old Python versions (Python 2.6 is still supported but maybe not for long).
Built-in support for every metric storage system in the world. Whisper is included by default, other storages are added via 3rd-party backends.

Documentation

On readthedocs.org or in the docs/ directory.

Hacking

Tox is used to run the tests for all supported environments. To get started from a fresh clone of the repository: