apache / apache/datafusion-ballista

Make prometheus metrics configurable

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Description

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In https://github.com/apache/arrow-ballista/pull/511 we've added prometheus metrics in the default build of the ballista scheduler but the metrics exposed (and more importantly the histogram buckets used) are currently hard-coded.

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Allow users to configure metrics. This should be along two dimensions:

1. We may support an increasing set of metrics which we can track, but users may only want to track a subset of them. In that case they should be able to toggle on/off metrics.
2. For histogram metrics, they should be able to configure the histogram buckets.

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Users can always implement a custom `SchedulerMetricsCollector` and do whatever they want, but it is pain since they will not be able to use the standard image and will have to build their project themselves and manage their own entrypoint.

Alternatively, we could somehow leverage a plugin mechanism for this

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Research direction

Start by reviewing pull request 511 and the SchedulerMetricsCollector mentioned in the issue to understand the current hard-coded metrics and histogram buckets. Define how users will select metrics and configure buckets without needing a custom build, then verify that the standard Ballista image supports both forms of configuration.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
prometheus, rust
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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