npm package: @loopback/metrics
Description: An extension exposes metrics for Prometheus with LoopBack 4
Author: IBM Corp. and LoopBack contributors
Latest version: 0.15.11

# @loopback/metrics

This module contains a component that reports metrics of Node.js, LoopBack
framework, and your application to [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/).

## Stability: ⚠️Experimental⚠️

> Experimental packages provide early access to advanced or experimental
> functionality to get community feedback. Such modules are published to npm
> using `0.x.y` versions. Their APIs and functionality may be subject to
> breaking changes in future releases.

## Installation

```sh
npm install --save @loopback/metrics
```

## Basic use

The component should be loaded in the constructor of your custom Application
class.

Start by importing the component class:

```ts
import {MetricsComponent} from '@loopback/metrics';
```

In the constructor, add the component to your application:

```ts
this.component(MetricsComponent);
```

By default, Metrics route is mounted at `/metrics`. This path can be customized
via Metrics configuration as follows:

```ts
this.configure(MetricsBindings.COMPONENT).to({
  endpoint: {
    basePath: '/metrics',
  },
  defaultMetrics: {
    timeout: 5000,
  },
  defaultLabels: {
    service: 'api',
    version: '1.0.0',
  },
});
```

{% include note.html content="this.configure() must be called before
this.component() to take effect." %}

It also has to be noted, that by default the OpenAPI spec is disabled and
therefore the metrics endpoint will not be visible in the API explorer. The spec
can be enabled by setting `openApiSpec` to `true`.

```ts
this.configure(MetricsBindings.COMPONENT).to({
  openApiSpec: true,
});
```

## Metrics Collected

There are three types of metrics being collected by this component:

1. Node.js metrics - built-in by https://github.com/siimon/prom-client
2. LoopBack method invocations - built-in by this module using an interceptor
3. Metrics by the application code or other modules - instrumentations are
   required

## Pull vs Push

Prometheus supports two modes to collect metrics:

- **pull** - scraping from metrics http endpoint exposed by the system being
  monitored. This is the usual mode of operation. See
  [Why do you pull rather than push?](https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/faq/#why-do-you-pull-rather-than-push)
- **push** - pushing metrics from the system being monitored to a push gateway.
  Generally used for ephemeral jobs - see
  [When to use the Pushgateway](https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/pushing/)

## Try it out

```sh
git clone https://github.com/loopbackio/loopback-next
npm install
npm run build
cd examples/metrics-prometheus
npm run demo
```

Open http://localhost:9090 to load Prometheus web UI.

### /metrics endpoint

http://localhost:3000/metrics returns metrics in plain text format. It includes
information for the Node.js process as well as LoopBack method invocations.

<details>
<summary markdown="span">Example of plain text data</summary>
<pre>
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</pre>

</details>

## Contributions

- [Guidelines](https://github.com/loopbackio/loopback-next/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Join the team](https://github.com/loopbackio/loopback-next/issues/110)

## Tests

Run `npm test` from the root folder.

## Contributors

See
[all contributors](https://github.com/loopbackio/loopback-next/graphs/contributors).

## License

MIT