oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron

Add OxQL example queries to timeseries TOML

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Rust
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Description

Our timeseries definitions live in a bunch of TOML files in oximeter/oximeter/schema. These include names, types, and descriptions for everything, which is really useful. I've also started a WIP to generate a docs page based on these definitions, to ensure we keep those in sync and have better discoverability.

In a similar vein, it would be very nice to include some example OxQL queries in this file as well. This could be a free-form text key that has examples or any other usage guidance the owner of the timeseries finds relevant. We could also add some more structure to it, but there's not an obvious need for that right now.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the TOML definitions under oximeter/oximeter/schema and the WIP docs-page generation work mentioned in the issue. Determine how example OxQL queries or usage guidance should be represented and carried into generated documentation. Done means the schema can hold the added guidance and the generated docs expose it while remaining synchronized.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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