> On Dec 7, 2014, at 7:32 AM, Phil White <manx....@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi All. > > A very quick question, which I hope is fairly easy to answer. > I have given up on the standard plugins (specifically SNMP), because I cannot > access all the data I require via this method. Therefore, I need to write > something myself. > > As I see it, I have the following options: > Perl plugin, Python plugin, or write my own daemon, and communicate to > collectd via a Unix socket. > > If a large part of my decision making process involves keeping my consumption > of cpu and memory resources to a minimum, which is the best path to go down? > > Thanks all,
This probably comes down to personal choice. I would say a script being exec’d by collect ( either as perl/python or a generic exec ) which simply logs in to the modem and spits out the values - any of the languages you listed should be up to the task. To me, it depends on what you need to do logic-wise. I tend to write my execs in bash unless I am dealing with complex data structures ( hashes/arrays, parsing beyond simple grep/awk/cut ) as this tends to be lighter weight _______________________________________________ collectd mailing list collectd@verplant.org http://mailman.verplant.org/listinfo/collectd
