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PMSERIESQUERY(3) Library Functions Manual PMSERIESQUERY(3)

NAME top

   **pmSeriesQuery**, **pmSeriesWindow**, **pmSeriesValues**, **pmSeriesLoad** -
   fast, scalable time series querying

C SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <pcp/pmwebapi.h>**

   **int pmSeriesQuery(pmSeriesSettings ***_sp_**, sds ***_query_**, pmSeriesFlags**
           _flags_**, void ***_arg_**);**
   **int pmSeriesWindow(pmSeriesSettings ***_sp_**, sds ***_window_**,**
           **pmSeriesTimeWindow ***_window_**, void ***_arg_**);**
   **int pmSeriesValues(pmSeriesSettings ***_sp_**, pmSeriesTimeWindow**
           *****_window_**, int** _count_**, sds ***_series_**, void ***_arg_**);**

   **int pmSeriesLoad(pmSeriesSettings ***_sp_**, sds ***_query_**, pmSeriesFlags**
           _flags_**, void ***_arg_**);**

   **cc ... -lpcp_web**

DESCRIPTION top

   Searching for time series identifiers and values using the Perfor‐
   mance  Co-Pilot  (PCP)  fast,  scalable  time  series  services is
   achieved using the [pmseries(1)](../man1/pmseries.1.html) utility, and associated  [pmproxy(1)](../man1/pmproxy.1.html)
   REST API service.

   The implementation of these facilities is shared and available for
   other  programs  to  use  as  well.  The functionality is provided
   through asynchronous APIs, which function in an event-driven fash‐
   ion where callbacks are invoked for each set of series identifiers
   or values structure being returned.  These callbacks must be  reg‐
   istered  using  [pmSeriesSetup(3)](../man3/pmSeriesSetup.3.html)  before  any  query API calls are
   made.

   As a general pattern, these interfaces  take  an  opaque  (void  *
   pointer)  parameter, _arg_.  This pointer will be passed through un‐
   changed and is typically used to access a data structure maintain‐
   ing state within the calling program.

   Depending on the **pmseries** _query_ string provided, **pmSeriesQuery** op‐
   erates in one of two modes.

   Firstly, if no  time  window  specification  is  provided  (square
   brackets),  then  the  interface  will return only matching series
   identifiers and no values.  These identifiers are returned via the
   _onmatch_ callback registered using **pmSeriesSetup**.   If  the  _query_
   expression includes function calls or arithmetic operators (rather
   than simple metric names), then the returned identifier is dynami‐
   cally  created  and  persistently  associated with the expression.
   The **query** expression may be retrieved  with  the  **pmSeriesExprs**(3)
   API call.  See also [PMWEBAPI(3)](../man3/PMWEBAPI.3.html) and the **-e** option to [pmseries(1)](../man1/pmseries.1.html).

   The  second  mode  is where a time window specification is used in
   the _query_ string, or when the **pmSeriesValues** interface  is  used.
   This  mode  provides  values and time stamps for all matching time
   series identifiers having data points  within  the  provided  time
   _window_.   In  this case, the results are returned via the _onvalue_
   callback registered using **pmSeriesSetup**.  A helper routine to cre‐
   ate a time _window_ structure from a  square-bracket  enclosed  time
   specification is provided in the form of **pmSeriesWindow**.

   Further  metadata  (metric  names, labels, units, semantics, type,
   etc) about matched time series and their values  can  be  obtained
   using  the  interfaces  described  on  the [pmSeriesDescs(3)](../man3/pmSeriesDescs.3.html) manual
   page.

   Typically, loading of time series is handled automatically by  the
   **pmproxy** daemon, which uses the [pmDiscoverSetup(3)](../man3/pmDiscoverSetup.3.html) series of inter‐
   faces  to  automatically  detect  and load logged time series from
   [pmlogger(1)](../man1/pmlogger.1.html).  However, it is also possible to manually  load  time
   series  from  a PCP archive using the **pmSeriesLoad** interface.  The
   provided _query_ string must provide an archive or directory to load
   data from using the _source.path_ keyword.

DIAGNOSTICS top

   Where these functions return a status code, this is always zero on
   success.  On failure a negative PMAPI error code is returned.

SEE ALSO top

   [pmproxy(1)](../man1/pmproxy.1.html),   [pmlogger(1)](../man1/pmlogger.1.html),   [pmSeriesSetup(3)](../man3/pmSeriesSetup.3.html),   [pmSeriesDescs(3)](../man3/pmSeriesDescs.3.html),
   [pmDiscoverSetup(3)](../man3/pmDiscoverSetup.3.html), [PMAPI(3)](../man3/PMAPI.3.html) and [PMWEBAPI(3)](../man3/PMWEBAPI.3.html).

COLOPHON top

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