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We need API to be able to communicate with the statistical agents. If the user can do something with the agent via the UI, it should also be possible to do this programmatically. There may already be some API, or it may be all there already (if the latter, please close), but we need to ensure it's there. For example, I should be able to write some java code if I'm extending TPTP, to be able to connect to a local or remote Perfmon agent, query for what counters are available, request monitoring of a counter, collect the data into the model, and pause or terminate the agent. All using TPTP public java interfaces/classes (API). While Perfmon is the priority, ideally we would be able to do this with the other agents as well (e.g. apache server status), and that all agents would follow the same conventions/interfaces for querying and collecting data.
I gather you are asking for a statistical agent framework so a client cna deal with them all the same way. I assert this since all agents can be spoken to via the client apis. The trick is that there are potentially custom commands for each agent impl.. I am thinking you are asking for some standardization around the commands, and that is a good idea.
Correct. Thanks for clarifying.
This is a duplicate of enhancement 78500, which I reported around a year ago and was pushed out to be considered for the 4.2 plan.
The ability to control generic agents and have the agent expose variables that can be set to the client is outlined in 78500. Marking as a duplicate. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 78500 ***
Closing this duplicate.
Adding target when it was resolved as a duplicate.
