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python-ceilometerclient/doc/source/api.rst
tuathail adf460a4f9 Updates examples to reference new sample format
The list function for the new Sample Manager no longer takes a
meter_name parameter. It must be submitted as part of the query.
The changes reflect the new format.

Change-Id: I2c9346ce605b3f576a761f6162a5dcf49e4686ee
Closes-Bug:1443383
2015-04-13 14:33:41 +01:00

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The :mod:`ceilometerclient` Python API
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.. module:: ceilometerclient
:synopsis: A client for the OpenStack Ceilometer API.
.. currentmodule:: ceilometerclient
Usage
-----
First create a client instance with your credentials::
>>> import ceilometerclient.client
>>> cclient = ceilometerclient.client.get_client(VERSION, os_username=USERNAME, os_password=PASSWORD, os_tenant_name=PROJECT_NAME, os_auth_url=AUTH_URL)
Here ``VERSION`` can be: ``1`` and ``2``.
Then call methods on its managers::
>>> cclient.meters.list()
[<Meter ...>, ...]
>>> cclient.new_samples.list()
[<Sample ...>, ...]
V2 client tips
++++++++++++++
Use queries to narrow your search (more info at `Ceilometer V2 API reference`__)::
>>> query = [dict(field='resource_id', op='eq', value='5a301761-f78b-46e2-8900-8b4f6fe6675a'), dict(field='meter',op='eq',value='cpu_util')]
>>> cclient.new_samples.list(q=query, limit=10)
[<Sample ...>, ...]
__ http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ceilometer/webapi/v2.html#Query
Reference
---------
For more information, see the reference:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
ref/index
ref/v1/index
ref/v2/index