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+export METRICS_START_TIMES=/tmp/metric-start-times
+export METRICS_DATA_FILE=/tmp/metrics-data
+
+# Record a metric. If no DTS is provided the current date is used.
+function record_metric {
+    local METRIC_NAME=$1
+    local METRIC_VALUE=$2
+    local DTS=${3:-$(date +%s)}
+    if [ -z "$METRIC_NAME" -o -z "$METRIC_VALUE" ]; then
+        echo "Please specify METRIC_NAME and METRIC_VALUE" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "$METRIC_NAME:$METRIC_VALUE:$DTS" >> $METRICS_DATA_FILE
+}
+
+# Start a time metric by keeping track of a timestamp until stop_metric is
+# called. NOTE: time metrics names must be unique.
+function start_metric {
+    local NAME=$1
+    local START_TIME=$(date +%s)
+    # we use : as our delimiter so convert to _. Also convert spaces and /'s.
+    local METRIC_NAME=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's|[\ \///:]|_|g')
+
+    if grep -c "^$METRIC_NAME:" $METRICS_START_TIMES &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "start_metric has already been called for $NAME" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "$METRIC_NAME:$START_TIME" >> $METRICS_START_TIMES
+
+}
+
+# Stop a time metric previously started by the start_metric function.
+# The total time (in seconds) is calculated and logged to the metrics
+# data file. NOTE: the end time is used as the DTS.
+function stop_metric {
+    local NAME=$1
+    local METRIC_NAME=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's|[\ \///:]|_|g')
+    local END_TIME=$(date +%s)
+    if ! grep -c "^$METRIC_NAME" $METRICS_START_TIMES &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Please call start_metric before calling stop_metric for $NAME" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    local LINE=$(grep "^$METRIC_NAME:" $METRICS_START_TIMES)
+    local START_TIME=$(grep "^$METRIC_NAME:" $METRICS_START_TIMES | cut -d ':' -f '2')
+    local TOTAL_TIME="$(($END_TIME - $START_TIME))"
+    record_metric "$METRIC_NAME" "$TOTAL_TIME" "$END_TIME"
+
+}
+
+function metrics_to_graphite {
+    local SERVER=$1
+    local PORT=${2:-2003} # default port for graphite data
+
+    local METRIC_NAME
+    local METRIC_VAL
+    local DTS
+
+    for X in $(cat $METRICS_DATA_FILE); do
+        METRIC_NAME=$(echo $X | cut -d ":" -f 1)
+        METRIC_VAL=$(echo $X | cut -d ":" -f 2)
+        DTS=$(echo $X | cut -d ":" -f 3)
+        echo "$METRIC_NAME $METRIC_VAL $DTS" | nc ${SERVER} ${PORT}
+    done
+    # reset the existing data file and start times
+    echo "" > METRICS_START_TIMES
+    echo "" > METRICS_DATA_FILE
+}