influxdata / influxdata/telegraf
Outputs.Datadog does not support Distribution typed metrics
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Description
Use Case
Looking for Datadog output plugin to support distribution metric type.
Expected behavior
Looking for Datadog output plugin to support distribution metric type.
Actual behavior
NA
Additional info
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the Outputs.Datadog plugin and trace how it handles metric types. Determine the expected Datadog representation for distribution typed metrics and identify the plugin's relevant tests. Done means the output supports distribution metrics with coverage for the new behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100