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"""Publish a counter using the preferred RPC mechanism.
"""

from ceilometer.openstack.common import log
from ceilometer.openstack.common import rpc
from ceilometer.openstack.common import cfg
from ceilometer import meter

LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)


def publish_counter(context, counter):
    """Send a metering message for the data represented by the counter.

    :param context: Execution context from the service or RPC call
    :param counter: ceilometer.counter.Counter instance
    """
    msg = {
        'method': 'record_metering_data',
        'version': '1.0',
        'args': {'data': meter.meter_message_from_counter(counter),
                 },
        }
    LOG.debug('PUBLISH: %s', str(msg))
    rpc.cast(context, cfg.CONF.metering_topic, msg)
    rpc.cast(context,
             cfg.CONF.metering_topic + '.' + counter.name,
             msg)