okit/pb/obkit.proto

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syntax = "proto3";

package obkit;

option go_package = "code.pitz.tech/mya/okit/pb";

// Duration provides a protocol local implementation of a duration.
message Duration {
  int64 nanos = 1;
}

// Timestamp provides a protocol local implementation of a timestamp.
message Timestamp {
  int64 seconds = 1;
  int32 nanos = 2;
}

// Tag defines a key-value element eligible for indexing.
message Tag {
  string key = 1;

  oneof value {
    string string = 5;
    int64 int64 = 6;
    double double = 7;
    bytes bytes = 8;
    bool bool = 9;
    Duration duration = 10;
    Timestamp timestamp = 11;
  }
}

// Kind represents the various types of elements that we're collecting.
enum Kind {
  Unknown = 0;
  Event = 1;
  Metric = 2;
  Trace = 3;
  Log = 4;
}

// Wire represents a common structure for communicating common observability elements. To help illustrate this, let us
// consider the following.
//
// - An Event is an Entry who's name is set and contains optional tags.
// - A Log is an Entry who's value is set to the verbosity of the message.
// - A Metric is an Event that has a value associated with the entry.
// - A Trace is a Metric whose tags have a specific structure that allow multiple to be correlated.
//
message Entry {
  // Timestamp defines when the entry was emit. This system assumes the client clock is accurate enough.
  Timestamp timestamp = 1;

  // Kind is used to indicate what type of entry this is.
  Kind kind = 3;

  // Name is used to identify the metric name, log message, or traced function.
  string name = 4;

  // Tags is an optional field that contains a list of metadata associated with the entry.
  repeated Tag tags = 5;

  // Value is an optional field that defines a value associated with the entry (e.g. in the case of a log, metric, or trace).
  oneof value {
    string string = 6;      // used for logs
    double double = 7;      // used for metrics
    Duration duration = 8;  // used for traces
  }
}

// ClientInfo is used to capture specific information about the client application that is emitting information.
message ClientInfo {
  // Name is the canonical, simple name of the application (redis, mysql, etc...).
  string name = 1;

  // Instance is a unique identifier assigned to the process. This can be a hostname in the case of containers. It could
  // also be a mac address in the case of physical machines.
  string instance = 2;
}

// Packet defines the set of data that is contained within each message sent to the server.
message Packet {
  // Client contains information that identifies the emitting client.
  ClientInfo client = 1;

  // Entries are processed in batches, allowing local clients to buffer if necessary.
  repeated Entry entries = 2;
}