### Install gnocchiclient with pip

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/_sources/installation.rst.txt

Run this command in your terminal to install the gnocchiclient package.

```shell
$ pip install gnocchiclient
```

--------------------------------

### MetricManager.get

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.metric.html

Get an metric.

```APIDOC
## MetricManager.get(metric, resource_id=None)

### Description
Get an metric.

### Method
get

### Parameters
- **metric** (str) - Required - ID or Name of the metric
- **resource_id** (str) - Optional - ID of the resource (required to get a metric by name)

```

--------------------------------

### ResourceManager.get

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.resource.html

Gets a resource by type and ID, optionally including history.

```APIDOC
## get

### Description
Get a resource.

### Method
get

### Parameters
- **resource_type** (str) - Required - Type of the resource.
- **resource_id** (str) - Required - ID of the resource.
- **history** (bool) - Optional - Show the history of the resource. Default: False.

### Request Example
```
{
  "resource_type": "generic",
  "resource_id": "resource-id",
  "history": false
}
```

### Response
No response body specified.
```

--------------------------------

### Basic authentication and client usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/_sources/api.rst.txt

Shows how to create a Gnocchi client using basic authentication with the GnocchiBasicPlugin and list resources. Requires the gnocchiclient package and a running Gnocchi endpoint.

```python
>>> from gnocchiclient import auth
>>> from gnocchiclient.v1 import client
>>>
>>> auth_plugin = auth.GnocchiBasicPlugin(user="admin",
>>>                                       endpoint="http://localhost:8041")
>>> gnocchi = client.Client(session_options={'auth': auth_plugin})
>>> gnocchi.resource.list("generic")
```

--------------------------------

### MetricManager.get_measures

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.metric.html

Get measurements of a metric.

```APIDOC
## MetricManager.get_measures(metric, start=None, stop=None, aggregation=None, granularity=None, resource_id=None, refresh=False, resample=None, **kwargs)

### Description
Get measurements of a metric.

### Method
get_measures

### Parameters
- **metric** (str) - Required - ID or Name of the metric
- **start** (timestamp) - Optional - beginning of the period
- **stop** (timestamp) - Optional - end of the period
- **aggregation** (str) - Optional - aggregation to retrieve
- **granularity** (int) - Optional - granularity to retrieve (in seconds)
- **resource_id** (str) - Optional - ID of the resource (required to get a metric by name)
- **refresh** (bool) - Optional - force aggregation of all known measures
- **resample** (float) - Optional - resample measures to new granularity
- **kwargs** - Optional - All other arguments are dedicated to custom aggregation method passed as-is to the Gnocchi.

```

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### gnocchiclient.osc.make_client(_instance_)

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.osc.html

Returns a metrics service client. This function is used to create a client instance for interacting with the Gnocchi metrics service.

```APIDOC
## gnocchiclient.osc.make_client(_instance_)

### Description
Returns a metrics service client. This function is used to create a client instance for interacting with the Gnocchi metrics service.

### Parameters
- **_instance_** (object) - Required - The instance from which to create the client.

### Returns
- **client** (object) - The metrics service client.

```

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### MetricManager.aggregation

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.metric.html

Get measurements of an aggregated metrics.

```APIDOC
## MetricManager.aggregation(metrics, query=None, start=None, stop=None, aggregation=None, reaggregation=None, granularity=None, needed_overlap=None, resource_type='generic', groupby=None, refresh=False, resample=None, fill=None)

### Description
Get measurements of an aggregated metrics.

### Method
aggregation

### Parameters
- **metrics** - Required - IDs of metric or metric name
- **query** (dict) - Optional - The query dictionary
- **start** (timestamp) - Optional - beginning of the period
- **stop** (timestamp) - Optional - end of the period
- **aggregation** (str) - Optional - granularity aggregation function to retrieve
- **reaggregation** (str) - Optional - groupby aggregation function to retrieve
- **granularity** (int) - Optional - granularity to retrieve (in seconds)
- **needed_overlap** (float) - Optional - percent of datapoints in each metrics required
- **resource_type** (str) - Optional - type of resource for the query
- **groupby** (list) - Optional - list of attribute to group by
- **refresh** (bool) - Optional - force aggregation of all known measures
- **resample** (float) - Optional - resample measures to new granularity
- **fill** (float or 'null') - Optional - value to use when backfilling missing datapoints

### Notes
See Gnocchi REST API documentation for the format of query dictionary: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/gnocchi/rest.html#searching-for-resources

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource create command syntax

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Creates a resource. Supports output formatting options, resource type, attributes, and metrics. The resource_id is required.

```bash
gnocchi resource create
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--type RESOURCE_TYPE]
    [-a ATTRIBUTE]
    [-m ADD_METRIC]
    [-n CREATE_METRIC]
    resource_id

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchiclient.shell.main

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.shell.html

Entry point function for the Gnocchi command-line client. It initializes and runs the shell application.

```APIDOC
## gnocchiclient.shell.main

### Description
Entry point function for the Gnocchi command-line client. It initializes and runs the shell application.

### Method
Function

### Endpoint
`gnocchiclient.shell.main(args=None)`

### Parameters
- **args** (list) - Optional - Command-line arguments to parse. If None, uses `sys.argv[1:]`.

### Returns
- **int** - Exit code from the application.

### Request Example
```python
from gnocchiclient.shell import main
rc = main(['--help'])
```

### Response
#### Success Response
- **int** - Exit code 0 on success.

#### Response Example
```
0
```
```

--------------------------------

### ResourceManager.history

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.resource.html

Gets the history of a resource with optional details, pagination, and sorting.

```APIDOC
## history

### Description
Get a resource.

### Method
history

### Parameters
- **resource_type** (str) - Required - Type of the resource.
- **resource_id** (str) - Required - ID of the resource.
- **details** (bool) - Optional - Show all attributes of resources. Default: False.
- **limit** (int) - Optional - Maximum number of resources to return.
- **marker** (str) - Optional - The last item of the previous page; we return the next results after this value.
- **sorts** (list of str) - Optional - List of resource attributes to order by. Example: ["user_id:desc-nullslast", "project_id:asc"].

### Request Example
```
{
  "resource_type": "generic",
  "resource_id": "resource-id",
  "details": false,
  "limit": 10,
  "marker": "last-item",
  "sorts": ["user_id:desc-nullslast"]
}
```

### Response
No response body specified.
```

--------------------------------

### Authentication with keystoneauth1 plugins

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/_sources/api.rst.txt

Shows how to create a Gnocchi client using a keystoneauth1 plugin loaded from configuration options. Requires keystoneauth1, oslo_config, and the gnocchiclient package.

```python
>>> from keystoneauth1 import loading
>>> from oslo_config import cfg
>>> from gnocchiclient import auth
>>> from gnocchiclient.v1 import client
>>>
>>> conf = cfg.ConfigOpts()
>>> ...
>>> auth_plugin = loading.load_auth_from_conf_options(conf, "gnocchi_credentials")
>>> gnocchi = client.Client(session_options={'auth': auth_plugin})
>>> gnocchi.resource.list("generic")
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi benchmark metric create

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Benchmark testing of metric creation. Requires --count for the number of metrics to create. Optionally specify a resource ID, archive policy name, worker count, and --keep to retain created metrics.

```shell
gnocchi benchmark metric create
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--archive-policy-name ARCHIVE_POLICY_NAME]
    [--workers WORKERS]
    --count COUNT
    [--keep]

```

--------------------------------

### ArchivePolicyRuleManager.get(name)

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.archive_policy_rule.html

Gets an archive policy rule by name. The name parameter specifies which rule to retrieve.

```APIDOC
## ArchivePolicyRuleManager.get(name)

### Description
Get an archive policy rule.

### Method
get

### Endpoint
v1/archive_policy_rule/

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **name** (str) - Required - Name of the archive policy rule.

### Request Example
```json
{
  "name": "example_rule"
}
```

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
No response body documented.

```

--------------------------------

### MetricManager.create

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.metric.html

Create an metric.

```APIDOC
## MetricManager.create(metric=None, refetch_metric=True, name=None, archive_policy_name=None, resource_id=None, unit=None)

### Description
Create an metric.

### Method
create

### Parameters
- **metric** - Optional - (default None)
- **refetch_metric** - Optional - (default True)
- **name** (str) - Optional - Metric name.
- **archive_policy_name** (str) - Optional - Archive policy name.
- **resource_id** (str) - Optional - The resource ID to attach the metric to.
- **unit** (str) - Optional - The unit of the metric.

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi measures batch-resources-metrics command usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the command-line syntax for batching measurements with optional creation of unknown metrics. Use --create-metrics to create unknown metrics. The file argument is required and can be '-' for stdin.

```bash
gnocchi measures batch-resources-metrics [--create-metrics] file
```

--------------------------------

### ResourceManager.create

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.resource.html

Creates a new resource.

```APIDOC
## create

### Description
Create a resource.

### Method
create

### Parameters
- **resource_type** (str) - Required - Type of the resource.
- **resource** (dict) - Required - Attribute of the resource.

### Request Example
```
{
  "resource_type": "generic",
  "resource": {}
}
```

### Response
No response body specified.
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi metric create command usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the command-line usage for creating a metric. Includes options for resource ID, archive policy, unit, and output formatting. Provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.

```bash
gnocchi metric create
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--archive-policy-name ARCHIVE_POLICY_NAME]
    [--unit UNIT]
    [METRIC_NAME]

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi benchmark metric create

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Benchmark testing of metric creation.

```APIDOC
## gnocchi benchmark metric create

### Description
Do benchmark testing of metric creation.

### Command
`gnocchi benchmark metric create`

### Parameters
#### Options
- **--resource-id, -r** (string) - Optional - ID of the resource.
- **-f, --format** (string) - Optional - The output format, defaults to table. Choices: json, shell, table, value, yaml.
- **-c, --column** (string) - Optional - Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns.
- **--noindent** (flag) - Optional - Whether to disable indenting the JSON.
- **--prefix** (string) - Optional - Add a prefix to all variable names.
- **--max-width** (integer) - Optional - Maximum display width, <1 to disable. You can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.
- **--fit-width** (flag) - Optional - Fit the table to the display width. Implied if --max-width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable.
- **--print-empty** (flag) - Optional - Print empty table if there is no data to show.
- **--archive-policy-name, -a** (string) - Optional - Name of the archive policy.
- **--workers, -w** (integer) - Optional - Number of workers to use.
- **--count, -n** (integer) - Required - Number of metrics to create.
- **--keep, -k** (flag) - Optional - Keep created metrics.

### Example
```
gnocchi benchmark metric create --count 100
```

### Notes
This command is provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi capabilities list

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

List capabilities. Supports output formatting options.

```bash
gnocchi capabilities list
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]

```

--------------------------------

### ResourceTypeManager.list()

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.resource_type.html

Lists all resource types.

```APIDOC
## ResourceTypeManager.list()

### Description
List resource types.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
v1/resource_type/

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **resource_types** (list) - List of resource types

#### Response Example
{
  "resource_types": []
}
```

--------------------------------

### BuildManager.get()

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.build.html

Retrieves the Gnocchi build information.

```APIDOC
## BuildManager.get()

### Description
Get Gnocchi build information.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
Not specified in the source.

### Parameters
None

### Request Example
None

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **build** (object) - Gnocchi build information.

#### Response Example
None
```

--------------------------------

### Create archive policy rule with gnocchi archive-policy-rule create

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Creates an archive policy rule. Requires -a for archive policy name, -m for metric pattern, and a rule name. Supports output formatting options like -f, -c, --noindent, --prefix, --max-width, --fit-width, --print-empty.

```shell
gnocchi archive-policy-rule create
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    -a ARCHIVE_POLICY_NAME
    -m METRIC_PATTERN
    name

```

--------------------------------

### ResourceManager.list

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.resource.html

Lists resources with optional details, history, pagination, and sorting.

```APIDOC
## list

### Description
List resources.

### Method
list

### Parameters
- **resource_type** (str) - Optional - Type of the resource. Default: 'generic'.
- **details** (bool) - Optional - Show all attributes of resources. Default: False.
- **history** (bool) - Optional - Show the history of resources. Default: False.
- **limit** (int) - Optional - Maximum number of resources to return.
- **marker** (str) - Optional - The last item of the previous page; we return the next results after this value.
- **sorts** (list of str) - Optional - List of resource attributes to order by. Example: ["user_id:desc-nullslast", "project_id:asc"].

### Request Example
```
{
  "resource_type": "generic",
  "details": false,
  "history": false,
  "limit": 10,
  "marker": "last-item",
  "sorts": ["user_id:desc-nullslast"]
}
```

### Response
No response body specified.
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi benchmark metric show

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Benchmark testing of metric show. Requires --count and at least one metric. Supports output formatting options and worker count.

```bash
gnocchi benchmark metric show
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--workers WORKERS]
    --count COUNT
    metric
    [metric ...]

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi measures batch-metrics command usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the command-line syntax for batching measurements from a file or stdin. The file argument is required and can be '-' for stdin. The file format follows the Gnocchi REST API documentation.

```bash
gnocchi measures batch-metrics file
```

--------------------------------

### GnocchiShell.configure_logging

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.shell.html

Creates logging handlers for any log output.

```APIDOC
## GnocchiShell.configure_logging

### Description
Creates logging handlers for any log output.

### Method
Method

### Endpoint
`GnocchiShell.configure_logging()`

### Parameters
None

### Returns
- **None** - This method does not return a value.

### Request Example
```python
shell = GnocchiShell()
shell.configure_logging()
```

### Response
#### Success Response
- **None** - No return value.

#### Response Example
```
None
```
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource list command syntax

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Lists resources. Supports output formatting options and resource filtering options such as --details, --history, --limit, --marker, --sort, and --type.

```bash
gnocchi resource list
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--details]
    [--history]
    [--limit <LIMIT>]
    [--marker <MARKER>]
    [--sort <SORT>]
    [--type RESOURCE_TYPE]
```

--------------------------------

### GnocchiCommandManager.load_commands

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.shell.html

Loads all commands from an entrypoint namespace into the command manager.

```APIDOC
## GnocchiCommandManager.load_commands

### Description
Loads all commands from an entrypoint namespace into the command manager.

### Method
Method

### Endpoint
`GnocchiCommandManager.load_commands(namespace)`

### Parameters
- **namespace** (str) - Required - The namespace to load commands from.

### Returns
- **None** - This method does not return a value.

### Request Example
```python
manager = GnocchiCommandManager()
manager.load_commands('my.namespace')
```

### Response
#### Success Response
- **None** - No return value.

#### Response Example
```
None
```
```

--------------------------------

### Export basic authentication environment variables

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/_sources/shell.rst.txt

Set the required environment variables for basic authentication with Gnocchi. The OS_AUTH_TYPE variable is used globally by all clients supporting Keystone; if other clients are used in the same session, pass --os-auth-plugin gnocchi-basic to the client instead.

```bash
export OS_AUTH_TYPE=gnocchi-basic
export GNOCCHI_USER=<youruserid>
export GNOCCHI_ENDPOINT=http://urlofgnocchi
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource history command syntax

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the history of a resource. Supports output formatting, sorting, pagination, and filtering by resource type. Requires resource_id.

```bash
gnocchi resource history
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--details]
    [--limit <LIMIT>]
    [--marker <MARKER>]
    [--sort <SORT>]
    [--type RESOURCE_TYPE]
    resource_id

```

--------------------------------

### Benchmark adding measures with gnocchi benchmark measures add

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Runs benchmark testing for adding measurements to a metric. Requires the metric ID or name and --count/--count for the total number of measures. Optional flags include --resource-id, --workers, --batch, --timestamp-start, --timestamp-end, and --wait. Supports standard output formatting options. Provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.

```bash
gnocchi benchmark measures add
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--workers WORKERS]
    --count COUNT
    [--batch BATCH]
    [--timestamp-start TIMESTAMP_START]
    [--timestamp-end TIMESTAMP_END]
    [--wait]
    metric

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi benchmark measures add

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Do benchmark testing of adding measurements.

```APIDOC
## gnocchi benchmark measures add

### Description
Do benchmark testing of adding measurements.

### Method
CLI command

### Command
`gnocchi benchmark measures add`

### Parameters
#### Positional Arguments
- **metric** (string) - Required - ID or name of the metric

#### Optional Arguments
- **--resource-id, -r <RESOURCE_ID>** (string) - Optional - ID of the resource
- **--workers, -w <WORKERS>** (integer) - Optional - Number of workers to use
- **--count, -n <COUNT>** (integer) - Required - Number of total measures to send
- **--batch, -b <BATCH>** (integer) - Optional - Number of measures to send in each batch
- **--timestamp-start, -s <TIMESTAMP_START>** (string) - Optional - First timestamp to use
- **--timestamp-end, -e <TIMESTAMP_END>** (string) - Optional - Last timestamp to use
- **--wait** (boolean) - Optional - Wait for all measures to be processed
- **-f, --format <FORMATTER>** (string) - Optional - The output format, defaults to table
- **-c, --column COLUMN** (string) - Optional - Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns
- **--noindent** (boolean) - Optional - Whether to disable indenting the JSON
- **--prefix <PREFIX>** (string) - Optional - Add a prefix to all variable names
- **--max-width <integer>** (integer) - Optional - Maximum display width, <1 to disable. You can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.
- **--fit-width** (boolean) - Optional - Fit the table to the display width. Implied if –max-width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable
- **--print-empty** (boolean) - Optional - Print empty table if there is no data to show.

### Example
```
gnocchi benchmark measures add
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--workers WORKERS]
    --count COUNT
    [--batch BATCH]
    [--timestamp-start TIMESTAMP_START]
    [--timestamp-end TIMESTAMP_END]
    [--wait]
    metric
```
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi measures show command usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Displays the full command-line usage for retrieving measurements of a metric. Supports output formatting, column selection, time range, granularity, and aggregation options. Provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.

```bash
gnocchi measures show
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--utc]
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [--aggregation AGGREGATION]
    [--start START]
    [--stop STOP]
    [--granularity GRANULARITY]
    [--refresh]
    [--resample RESAMPLE]
    metric

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi measures aggregation command usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the full command-line syntax for retrieving aggregated measurements. Supports output formatting, metric selection, aggregation functions, time range, granularity, query filters, and resource grouping. Use -m to specify metric IDs or names, --query for resource filtering, and --refresh to force aggregation of all known measures.

```bash
gnocchi measures aggregation
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--utc]
    -m METRIC
    [METRIC ...]
    [--aggregation AGGREGATION]
    [--reaggregation REAGGREGATION]
    [--start START]
    [--stop STOP]
    [--granularity GRANULARITY]
    [--needed-overlap NEEDED_OVERLAP]
    [--query QUERY]
    [--resource-type RESOURCE_TYPE]
    [--groupby GROUPBY]
    [--refresh]
    [--resample RESAMPLE]
    [--fill FILL]
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchiclient.utils.build_pagination_options

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.utils.html

Builds pagination options for API requests.

```APIDOC
## gnocchiclient.utils.build_pagination_options

### Description
Builds pagination options for API requests.

### Parameters
- **details** (bool) - Optional - Whether to include details.
- **history** (bool) - Optional - Whether to include history.
- **limit** (int) - Optional - Maximum number of items to return.
- **marker** (str) - Optional - Marker for pagination.
- **sorts** (list) - Optional - Sorting criteria.
```

--------------------------------

### MetricManager.list

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.metric.html

List metrics.

```APIDOC
## MetricManager.list(limit=None, marker=None, sorts=None)

### Description
List metrics.

### Method
list

### Parameters
- **limit** (int) - Optional - maximum number of resources to return
- **marker** (str) - Optional - the last item of the previous page; we return the next results after this value.
- **sorts** (list of str) - Optional - list of resource attributes to order by. (example ["user_id:desc-nullslast", "project_id:asc"])

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchiclient.client.Client

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.client.html

The Client class is the main entry point for the gnocchiclient Python API, used to create a client instance for interacting with Gnocchi.

```APIDOC
## gnocchiclient.client.Client

### Description
Creates a new Gnocchi client instance.

### Method
Constructor

### Signature
Client(_version_, *args, **kwargs)

### Parameters
- **version** (str) - Required - The API version to use.
- **args** - Optional - Additional positional arguments.
- **kwargs** - Optional - Additional keyword arguments.

```

--------------------------------

### Gnocchi command line usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the general usage of the gnocchi command with all available options. The options include version, verbosity, logging, TLS settings, authentication, and endpoint configuration.

```text
gnocchi
    [--version]
    [-v | -q]
    [--log-file LOG_FILE]
    [--debug]
    [--gnocchi-api-version GNOCCHI_API_VERSION]
    [--insecure]
    [--os-cacert <ca-certificate>]
    [--os-cert <certificate>]
    [--os-key <key>]
    [--timeout <seconds>]
    [--collect-timing]
    [--tls-ciphers <ciphers>]
    [--tls-min-version {None,1.2,1.3}]
    [--os-auth-type <name>]
    [--user <gnocchi user>]
    [--endpoint <gnocchi endpoint>]
```

--------------------------------

### AggregatesManager.fetch

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.aggregates.html

Documentation for the fetch method of the AggregatesManager class in the gnocchiclient.v1.aggregates module.

```APIDOC
## AggregatesManager.fetch

### Description
Get measurements of an aggregated metrics. This method allows you to perform aggregation operations on metrics and retrieve the resulting measurements.

### Method
fetch

### Signature
fetch(operations, search=None, resource_type='generic', start=None, stop=None, granularity=None, needed_overlap=None, groupby=None, fill=None, details=False, use_history=False)

### Parameters
- **operations** (list or str) - Required - operations
- **search** (query) - Optional - search query (see Gnocchi REST API documentation for the format of query dictionary)
- **resource_type** (str) - Optional - resource type, default is 'generic'
- **start** (timestamp) - Optional - beginning of the period
- **stop** (timestamp) - Optional - end of the period
- **granularity** (int) - Optional - granularity to retrieve (in seconds)
- **needed_overlap** (float) - Optional - percent of datapoints in each metrics required
- **groupby** (list) - Optional - list of attribute to group by
- **fill** (float or 'null') - Optional - value to use when backfilling missing datapoints
- **details** (boolean) - Optional - also returns the list of metrics or resources associated to the operations, default is False
- **use_history** (boolean) - Optional - indicates if Gnocchi server must include in the response the tag history for resources, default is False

### Notes
See Gnocchi REST API documentation for the format of query dictionary: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/gnocchi/rest.html#aggregates
```

--------------------------------

### CapabilitiesManager.list

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.capabilities.html

This snippet documents the `list()` method of the `CapabilitiesManager` class. It lists the capabilities of the Gnocchi API.

```APIDOC
## CapabilitiesManager.list

### Description
List capabilities. This method is part of the `CapabilitiesManager` class in the `gnocchiclient.v1.capabilities` module.

### Method
list

### Endpoint
`v1/capabilities/`
```

--------------------------------

### ResourceTypeManager.create(resource_type)

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.resource_type.html

Creates a new resource type.

```APIDOC
## ResourceTypeManager.create(resource_type)

### Description
Create a resource type.

### Method
POST

### Endpoint
v1/resource_type/

### Parameters
#### Request Body
- **resource_type** (dict) - Required - resource type

### Request Example
{
  "resource_type": {}
}

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
- **resource_type** (object) - The created resource type

#### Response Example
{
  "resource_type": {}
}
```

--------------------------------

### ArchivePolicyRuleManager.list()

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.archive_policy_rule.html

Lists all archive policy rules. This method takes no parameters.

```APIDOC
## ArchivePolicyRuleManager.list()

### Description
List archive policy rules.

### Method
list

### Endpoint
v1/archive_policy_rule/

### Parameters
None

### Request Example
No request body.

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
No response body documented.

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource search command syntax

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Searches resources with specified query rules. Requires a 'query' argument to filter resources, e.g., id=90d58eea-70d7-4294-a49a-170dcdf44c3c. Supports the same options as 'resource list'.

```bash
gnocchi resource search
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--details]
    [--history]
    [--limit <LIMIT>]
    [--marker <MARKER>]
    [--sort <SORT>]
    [--type RESOURCE_TYPE]
    query
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi benchmark measures show

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Benchmark testing of measurements show. Requires --count and a metric ID or name. Supports output formatting, resource ID, aggregation, time range, granularity, refresh, resample, and worker options.

```shell
gnocchi benchmark measures show
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--utc]
    [--resource-id RESOURCE_ID]
    [--aggregation AGGREGATION]
    [--start START]
    [--stop STOP]
    [--granularity GRANULARITY]
    [--refresh]
    [--resample RESAMPLE]
    [--workers WORKERS]
    --count COUNT
    metric

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchiclient.utils.get_pagination_options

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.utils.html

Extracts pagination options from parsed arguments.

```APIDOC
## gnocchiclient.utils.get_pagination_options

### Description
Extracts pagination options from parsed arguments.

### Parameters
- **parsed_args** (object) - Required - The parsed arguments.
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi server version

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Shows the Gnocchi server version. The output format defaults to table. Supports a prefix for variable names.

```shell
gnocchi server version
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchiclient.osc.build_option_parser(_parser_)

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.osc.html

Adds global options to the provided parser object. This is used to extend the command-line interface with common options.

```APIDOC
## gnocchiclient.osc.build_option_parser(_parser_)

### Description
Adds global options to the parser. This function is used to extend the command-line interface with common options.

### Parameters
- **_parser_** (object) - Required - The parser object to which global options will be added.

### Returns
None

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi benchmark measures show

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Benchmark testing of measurements show.

```APIDOC
## gnocchi benchmark measures show

### Description
Do benchmark testing of measurements show.

### Command
`gnocchi benchmark measures show`

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **metric** (string) - Required - ID or name of the metric

#### Options
- **-f, --format** (string) - Optional - The output format, defaults to table. Choices: json, shell, table, value, yaml.
- **-c, --column** (string) - Optional - Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns.
- **--noindent** (flag) - Optional - Whether to disable indenting the JSON.
- **--prefix** (string) - Optional - Add a prefix to all variable names.
- **--max-width** (integer) - Optional - Maximum display width, <1 to disable. You can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.
- **--fit-width** (flag) - Optional - Fit the table to the display width. Implied if --max-width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable.
- **--print-empty** (flag) - Optional - Print empty table if there is no data to show.
- **--sort-column** (string) - Optional - Specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns specified first have a priority, non-existing columns are ignored), can be repeated.
- **--sort-ascending** (flag) - Optional - Sort the column(s) in ascending order.
- **--sort-descending** (flag) - Optional - Sort the column(s) in descending order.
- **--utc** (flag) - Optional - Return timestamps as UTC.
- **--resource-id, -r** (string) - Optional - ID of the resource.
- **--aggregation** (string) - Optional - Aggregation to retrieve.
- **--start** (string) - Optional - Beginning of the period.
- **--stop** (string) - Optional - End of the period.
- **--granularity** (string) - Optional - Granularity to retrieve.
- **--refresh** (flag) - Optional - Force aggregation of all known measures.
- **--resample** (integer) - Optional - Granularity to resample time-series to (in seconds).
- **--workers, -w** (integer) - Optional - Number of workers to use.
- **--count, -n** (integer) - Required - Number of total measures to send.

### Example
```
gnocchi benchmark measures show --count 100 metric
```

### Notes
This command is provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource-type create - Create a resource type

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Creates a new resource type with a given name. Use -a/--attribute to define attributes in the format attribute_name:attribute_type:attribute_is_required:attribute_type_option_name=attribute_type_option_value:... Provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.

```shell
gnocchi resource-type create
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [-a ATTRIBUTE]
    name

```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi metric create

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Creates a new metric using the gnocchi CLI.

```APIDOC
## gnocchi metric create

### Description
Create a metric.

### Method
CLI

### Command
`gnocchi metric create`

### Parameters
#### Positional Arguments
- **METRIC_NAME** (string) - Optional - Name of the metric.

#### Optional Arguments
- **--resource-id, -r** (string) - Optional - ID of the resource.
- **-f, --format** (string) - Optional - The output format, defaults to table. Choices: json, shell, table, value, yaml.
- **-c, --column** (string) - Optional - Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns.
- **--noindent** (boolean) - Optional - Whether to disable indenting the JSON.
- **--prefix** (string) - Optional - Add a prefix to all variable names.
- **--max-width** (integer) - Optional - Maximum display width, <1 to disable. You can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.
- **--fit-width** (boolean) - Optional - Fit the table to the display width. Implied if --max-width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable.
- **--print-empty** (boolean) - Optional - Print empty table if there is no data to show.
- **--archive-policy-name, -a** (string) - Optional - Name of the archive policy.
- **--unit, -u** (string) - Optional - Unit of the metric.

### Notes
This command is provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource-type list

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Lists resource types. The output format defaults to table. Options include column selection, quoting, JSON indentation, and sorting.

```shell
gnocchi resource-type list
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi archive-policy list - List archive policies

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Lists all archive policies. Supports output formatting options such as -f/--format (defaults to table), column selection, quoting, indentation control, and sorting. Provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.

```shell
gnocchi archive-policy list
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]

```

--------------------------------

### GnocchiBasicPlugin.get_headers(session, **kwargs)

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.auth.html

Fetches authentication headers for a message. This is a generalized replacement for the older get_token method, allowing plugins to specify different or additional authentication headers.

```APIDOC
## GnocchiBasicPlugin.get_headers(session, **kwargs)

### Description
Fetches authentication headers for a message. This is a generalized replacement for the older get_token method, allowing plugins to specify different or additional authentication headers.

### Method
Method: get_headers

### Parameters
- **session** (keystoneauth1.session.Session) - Required - The session object that the auth_plugin belongs to.
- **kwargs** - Optional - Additional keyword arguments.

### Returns
- **dict** - Headers that are set to authenticate a message or None for failure. Note that an empty dict is a valid, non-failure response.

```

--------------------------------

### class gnocchiclient.v1.client.Client(_session =None_, _adapter_options =None_, _session_options =None_)

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/api/gnocchiclient.v1.client.html

Client for the Gnocchi v1 API. This class is the main interface for users to interact with the Gnocchi v1 API, providing methods to access various resources.

```APIDOC
## class gnocchiclient.v1.client.Client(_session =None_, _adapter_options =None_, _session_options =None_)

### Description
Client for the Gnocchi v1 API. This class is the main entry point for users to interact with the Gnocchi v1 API.

### Base Class
- `object`

### Constructor Parameters
- **session** (keystoneauth1.session.Session, optional) - A keystoneauth1 session.
- **adapter_options** (dict, optional) - Options to pass to keystoneauth1.adapter.Adapter.
- **session_options** (dict, optional) - Options to pass to keystoneauth1.session.Session.

### Usage
```python
from gnocchiclient.v1.client import Client

client = Client(session=my_session)
```
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi metric list command usage

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Lists metrics. Supports output formatting options and filtering with --limit, --marker, and --sort. Default output format is table.

```shell
gnocchi metric list
    [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
    [--noindent]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
    [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
    [--limit <LIMIT>]
    [--marker <MARKER>]
    [--sort <SORT>]
```

--------------------------------

### Export OpenStack Keystone authentication environment variables

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/_sources/shell.rst.txt

Set the environment variables required for Keystone authentication. The command line tool will attempt to reauthenticate for every request using these credentials.

```bash
export OS_AUTH_TYPE=password
export OS_USERNAME=user
export OS_PASSWORD=pass
export OS_TENANT_NAME=myproject
export OS_AUTH_URL=http://auth.example.com:5000/v2.0
```

--------------------------------

### Override reauthentication with token and endpoint environment variables

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/_sources/shell.rst.txt

Set environment variables to manually supply an auth token and endpoint, overriding the default reauthentication behavior. This is useful when you want to use a pre-obtained token.

```bash
export GNOCCHI_ENDPOINT=http://gnocchi.example.org:8041
export OS_AUTH_PLUGIN=token
export OS_AUTH_TOKEN=3bcc3d3a03f44e3d8377f9247b0ad155
```

--------------------------------

### gnocchi resource show - Show a resource

Source: https://gnocchi.osci.io/gnocchiclient/shell.html

Displays a resource identified by its resource_id. Supports output formatting options such as -f/--format, column selection, and JSON indentation control. The --type option specifies the resource type. Provided by the gnocchiclient plugin.

```shell
gnocchi resource show
    [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
    [-c COLUMN]
    [--noindent]
    [--prefix PREFIX]
    [--max-width <integer>]
    [--fit-width]
    [--print-empty]
    [--type RESOURCE_TYPE]
    resource_id

```