influxdata / influxdata/influxdb

Count total data points in a measurement

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Description

__Proposal:__
Count all the data points in a measurement and return the value.

__Current behavior:__
This is not possible.

__Desired behavior:__
Something like:
`SHOW DATA_POINTS COUNT FROM cpu;`

__Use case:__
I'm currently profiling usage on a large influxdb instance and counting the rough size of each measurement would help determine where most of our data is coming from.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points, so begin by locating the measurement-query handling and existing SHOW command tests in InfluxDB. Define the query behavior and verify that the returned count covers all data points in the selected measurement.

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Assessment

Domain
database
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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