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authorthiagoftsm <49162938+thiagoftsm@users.noreply.github.com>2019-06-27 08:16:28 -0300
committerPaul Emm. Katsoulakis <34388743+paulkatsoulakis@users.noreply.github.com>2019-06-27 13:16:28 +0200
commit60a73e90de2aa1c2eaae2ebbc45dd1fb96034df2 (patch)
tree3729a7e43a2a9e6395fc85f2a2cd74b833e414a8 /libnetdata
parent6fc971fe4d070d7c3e666ee24fb0c43d43084c85 (diff)
Easily disable alarms, by persisting the silencers configuration (#6274)
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Diffstat (limited to 'libnetdata')
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/Makefile.am2
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/health/Makefile.am8
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/health/health.c154
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/health/health.h54
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/json/Makefile.am9
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/json/README.md5
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/json/jsmn.c326
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/json/jsmn.h75
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/json/json.c546
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/json/json.h72
-rw-r--r--libnetdata/libnetdata.h2
11 files changed, 1253 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libnetdata/Makefile.am b/libnetdata/Makefile.am
index d2710f0a3e..8f41d82105 100644
--- a/libnetdata/Makefile.am
+++ b/libnetdata/Makefile.am
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ SUBDIRS = \
storage_number \
threads \
url \
+ json \
+ health \
$(NULL)
dist_noinst_DATA = \
diff --git a/libnetdata/health/Makefile.am b/libnetdata/health/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b7995f175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/health/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+
+
+dist_noinst_DATA = \
+ $(NULL)
diff --git a/libnetdata/health/health.c b/libnetdata/health/health.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3d342d406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/health/health.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#include "health.h"
+
+/**
+ * Create Silencer
+ *
+ * Allocate a new silencer to Netdata.
+ *
+ * @return It returns the address off the silencer on success and NULL otherwise
+ */
+SILENCER *create_silencer(void) {
+ SILENCER *t = callocz(1, sizeof(SILENCER));
+ debug(D_HEALTH, "HEALTH command API: Created empty silencer");
+
+ return t;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Health Silencers add
+ *
+ * Add more one silencer to the list of silenecers.
+ *
+ * @param silencer
+ */
+void health_silencers_add(SILENCER *silencer) {
+ // Add the created instance to the linked list in silencers
+ silencer->next = silencers->silencers;
+ silencers->silencers = silencer;
+ debug(D_HEALTH, "HEALTH command API: Added silencer %s:%s:%s:%s:%s", silencer->alarms,
+ silencer->charts, silencer->contexts, silencer->hosts, silencer->families
+ );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Silencers Add Parameter
+ *
+ * Create a new silencer and adjust the variables
+ *
+ * @param silencer a pointer to the silencer that will be adjusted
+ * @param key the key value sent by client
+ * @param value the value sent to the key
+ *
+ * @return It returns the silencer configured on success and NULL otherwise
+ */
+SILENCER *health_silencers_addparam(SILENCER *silencer, char *key, char *value) {
+ static uint32_t
+ hash_alarm = 0,
+ hash_template = 0,
+ hash_chart = 0,
+ hash_context = 0,
+ hash_host = 0,
+ hash_families = 0;
+
+ if (unlikely(!hash_alarm)) {
+ hash_alarm = simple_uhash(HEALTH_ALARM_KEY);
+ hash_template = simple_uhash(HEALTH_TEMPLATE_KEY);
+ hash_chart = simple_uhash(HEALTH_CHART_KEY);
+ hash_context = simple_uhash(HEALTH_CONTEXT_KEY);
+ hash_host = simple_uhash(HEALTH_HOST_KEY);
+ hash_families = simple_uhash(HEALTH_FAMILIES_KEY);
+ }
+
+ uint32_t hash = simple_uhash(key);
+ if (unlikely(silencer == NULL)) {
+ if (
+ (hash == hash_alarm && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_ALARM_KEY)) ||
+ (hash == hash_template && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_TEMPLATE_KEY)) ||
+ (hash == hash_chart && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_CHART_KEY)) ||
+ (hash == hash_context && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_CONTEXT_KEY)) ||
+ (hash == hash_host && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_HOST_KEY)) ||
+ (hash == hash_families && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_FAMILIES_KEY))
+ ) {
+ silencer = create_silencer();
+ if(!silencer) {
+ error("Cannot add a new silencer to Netdata");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (hash == hash_alarm && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_ALARM_KEY)) {
+ silencer->alarms = strdupz(value);
+ silencer->alarms_pattern = simple_pattern_create(silencer->alarms, NULL, SIMPLE_PATTERN_EXACT);
+ } else if (hash == hash_chart && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_CHART_KEY)) {
+ silencer->charts = strdupz(value);
+ silencer->charts_pattern = simple_pattern_create(silencer->charts, NULL, SIMPLE_PATTERN_EXACT);
+ } else if (hash == hash_context && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_CONTEXT_KEY)) {
+ silencer->contexts = strdupz(value);
+ silencer->contexts_pattern = simple_pattern_create(silencer->contexts, NULL, SIMPLE_PATTERN_EXACT);
+ } else if (hash == hash_host && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_HOST_KEY)) {
+ silencer->hosts = strdupz(value);
+ silencer->hosts_pattern = simple_pattern_create(silencer->hosts, NULL, SIMPLE_PATTERN_EXACT);
+ } else if (hash == hash_families && !strcasecmp(key, HEALTH_FAMILIES_KEY)) {
+ silencer->families = strdupz(value);
+ silencer->families_pattern = simple_pattern_create(silencer->families, NULL, SIMPLE_PATTERN_EXACT);
+ }
+
+ return silencer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * JSON Read Callback
+ *
+ * Callback called by netdata to create the silencer.
+ *
+ * @param e the main json structure
+ *
+ * @return It always return 0.
+ */
+int health_silencers_json_read_callback(JSON_ENTRY *e)
+{
+ switch(e->type) {
+ case JSON_OBJECT:
+#ifndef ENABLE_JSONC
+ e->callback_function = health_silencers_json_read_callback;
+ if(e->name && strcmp(e->name,"")) {
+ // init silencer
+ debug(D_HEALTH, "JSON: Got object with a name, initializing new silencer for %s",e->name);
+#endif
+ e->callback_data = create_silencer();
+ if(e->callback_data) {
+ health_silencers_add(e->callback_data);
+ }
+#ifndef ENABLE_JSONC
+ }
+#endif
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_ARRAY:
+ e->callback_function = health_silencers_json_read_callback;
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_STRING:
+ if(!strcmp(e->name,"type")) {
+ debug(D_HEALTH, "JSON: Processing type=%s",e->data.string);
+ if (!strcmp(e->data.string,"SILENCE")) silencers->stype = STYPE_SILENCE_NOTIFICATIONS;
+ else if (!strcmp(e->data.string,"DISABLE")) silencers->stype = STYPE_DISABLE_ALARMS;
+ } else {
+ debug(D_HEALTH, "JSON: Adding %s=%s", e->name, e->data.string);
+ health_silencers_addparam(e->callback_data, e->name, e->data.string);
+ }
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_BOOLEAN:
+ debug(D_HEALTH, "JSON: Processing all_alarms");
+ silencers->all_alarms=e->data.boolean?1:0;
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_NUMBER:
+ case JSON_NULL:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libnetdata/health/health.h b/libnetdata/health/health.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d560fe95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/health/health.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef NETDATA_HEALTH_LIB
+# define NETDATA_HEALTH_LIB 1
+
+# include "../libnetdata.h"
+
+#define HEALTH_ALARM_KEY "alarm"
+#define HEALTH_TEMPLATE_KEY "template"
+#define HEALTH_CONTEXT_KEY "context"
+#define HEALTH_CHART_KEY "chart"
+#define HEALTH_HOST_KEY "hosts"
+#define HEALTH_OS_KEY "os"
+#define HEALTH_FAMILIES_KEY "families"
+#define HEALTH_LOOKUP_KEY "lookup"
+#define HEALTH_CALC_KEY "calc"
+
+typedef struct silencer {
+ char *alarms;
+ SIMPLE_PATTERN *alarms_pattern;
+
+ char *hosts;
+ SIMPLE_PATTERN *hosts_pattern;
+
+ char *contexts;
+ SIMPLE_PATTERN *contexts_pattern;
+
+ char *charts;
+ SIMPLE_PATTERN *charts_pattern;
+
+ char *families;
+ SIMPLE_PATTERN *families_pattern;
+
+ struct silencer *next;
+} SILENCER;
+
+typedef enum silence_type {
+ STYPE_NONE,
+ STYPE_DISABLE_ALARMS,
+ STYPE_SILENCE_NOTIFICATIONS
+} SILENCE_TYPE;
+
+typedef struct silencers {
+ int all_alarms;
+ SILENCE_TYPE stype;
+ SILENCER *silencers;
+} SILENCERS;
+
+SILENCERS *silencers;
+
+extern SILENCER *create_silencer(void);
+extern int health_silencers_json_read_callback(JSON_ENTRY *e);
+extern void health_silencers_add(SILENCER *silencer);
+extern SILENCER * health_silencers_addparam(SILENCER *silencer, char *key, char *value);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libnetdata/json/Makefile.am b/libnetdata/json/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cb69ed99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/json/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+
+
+dist_noinst_DATA = \
+ README.md \
+ $(NULL)
diff --git a/libnetdata/json/README.md b/libnetdata/json/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd6cb0f319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/json/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# json
+
+`json` contains a parser for json strings, based on `jsmn` (https://github.com/zserge/jsmn), but case you have installed the JSON-C library, the installation script will prefer it, you can also force its use with `--enable-jsonc` in the compilation time.
+
+[![analytics](https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&aip=1&t=pageview&_s=1&ds=github&dr=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnetdata%2Fnetdata&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fmy-netdata.io%2Fgithub%2Flibnetdata%2Fjson%2FREADME&_u=MAC~&cid=5792dfd7-8dc4-476b-af31-da2fdb9f93d2&tid=UA-64295674-3)]()
diff --git a/libnetdata/json/jsmn.c b/libnetdata/json/jsmn.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8d9e73db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/json/jsmn.c
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "jsmn.h"
+
+/**
+ * Alloc token
+ *
+ * Allocates a fresh unused token from the token pull.
+ *
+ * @param parser the controller
+ * @param tokens the tokens I am working
+ * @param num_tokens the number total of tokens.
+ *
+ * @return it returns the next token to work.
+ */
+static jsmntok_t *jsmn_alloc_token(jsmn_parser *parser,
+ jsmntok_t *tokens, size_t num_tokens) {
+ jsmntok_t *tok;
+ if (parser->toknext >= num_tokens) {
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ tok = &tokens[parser->toknext++];
+ tok->start = tok->end = -1;
+ tok->size = 0;
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+ tok->parent = -1;
+#endif
+ return tok;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fill Token
+ *
+ * Fills token type and boundaries.
+ *
+ * @param token the structure to set the values
+ * @param type is the token type
+ * @param start is the first position of the value
+ * @param end is the end of the value
+ */
+static void jsmn_fill_token(jsmntok_t *token, jsmntype_t type,
+ int start, int end) {
+ token->type = type;
+ token->start = start;
+ token->end = end;
+ token->size = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse primitive
+ *
+ * Fills next available token with JSON primitive.
+ *
+ * @param parser is the control structure
+ * @param js is the json string
+ * @param type is the token type
+ */
+static jsmnerr_t jsmn_parse_primitive(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js,
+ size_t len, jsmntok_t *tokens, size_t num_tokens) {
+ jsmntok_t *token;
+ int start;
+
+ start = parser->pos;
+
+ for (; parser->pos < len && js[parser->pos] != '\0'; parser->pos++) {
+ switch (js[parser->pos]) {
+#ifndef JSMN_STRICT
+ /* In strict mode primitive must be followed by "," or "}" or "]" */
+ case ':':
+#endif
+ case '\t' : case '\r' : case '\n' : case ' ' :
+ case ',' : case ']' : case '}' :
+ goto found;
+ }
+ if (js[parser->pos] < 32 || js[parser->pos] >= 127) {
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ }
+ }
+#ifdef JSMN_STRICT
+ /* In strict mode primitive must be followed by a comma/object/array */
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_PART;
+#endif
+
+ found:
+ if (tokens == NULL) {
+ parser->pos--;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ token = jsmn_alloc_token(parser, tokens, num_tokens);
+ if (token == NULL) {
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM;
+ }
+ jsmn_fill_token(token, JSMN_PRIMITIVE, start, parser->pos);
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+ token->parent = parser->toksuper;
+#endif
+ parser->pos--;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse string
+ *
+ * Fills next token with JSON string.
+ *
+ * @param parser is the control structure
+ * @param js is the json string
+ * @param len is the js length
+ * @param tokens is structure with the tokens mapped.
+ * @param num_tokens is the total number of tokens
+ *
+ * @return It returns 0 on success and another integer otherwise
+ */
+static jsmnerr_t jsmn_parse_string(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js,
+ size_t len, jsmntok_t *tokens, size_t num_tokens) {
+ jsmntok_t *token;
+
+ int start = parser->pos;
+
+ parser->pos++;
+
+ /* Skip starting quote */
+ for (; parser->pos < len && js[parser->pos] != '\0'; parser->pos++) {
+ char c = js[parser->pos];
+
+ /* Quote: end of string */
+ if (c == '\"') {
+ if (tokens == NULL) {
+ return 0;
+ }
+ token = jsmn_alloc_token(parser, tokens, num_tokens);
+ if (token == NULL) {
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM;
+ }
+ jsmn_fill_token(token, JSMN_STRING, start+1, parser->pos);
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+ token->parent = parser->toksuper;
+#endif
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /* Backslash: Quoted symbol expected */
+ if (c == '\\') {
+ parser->pos++;
+ switch (js[parser->pos]) {
+ /* Allowed escaped symbols */
+ case '\"': case '/' : case '\\' : case 'b' :
+ case 'f' : case 'r' : case 'n' : case 't' :
+ break;
+ /* Allows escaped symbol \uXXXX */
+ case 'u':
+ parser->pos++;
+ int i = 0;
+ for(; i < 4 && js[parser->pos] != '\0'; i++) {
+ /* If it isn't a hex character we have an error */
+ if(!((js[parser->pos] >= 48 && js[parser->pos] <= 57) || /* 0-9 */
+ (js[parser->pos] >= 65 && js[parser->pos] <= 70) || /* A-F */
+ (js[parser->pos] >= 97 && js[parser->pos] <= 102))) { /* a-f */
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ }
+ parser->pos++;
+ }
+ parser->pos--;
+ break;
+ /* Unexpected symbol */
+ default:
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ parser->pos = start;
+ return JSMN_ERROR_PART;
+}
+
+/**
+ * JSMN Parse
+ *
+ * Parse JSON string and fill tokens.
+ *
+ * @param parser the auxiliar vector used to parser
+ * @param js the string to parse
+ * @param len the string length
+ * @param tokens the place to map the tokens
+ * @param num_tokens the number of tokens present in the tokens structure.
+ *
+ * @return It returns the number of tokens present in the string on success or a negative number otherwise
+ */
+jsmnerr_t jsmn_parse(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js, size_t len,
+ jsmntok_t *tokens, unsigned int num_tokens) {
+ jsmnerr_t r;
+ int i;
+ jsmntok_t *token;
+ int count = 0;
+
+ for (; parser->pos < len && js[parser->pos] != '\0'; parser->pos++) {
+ char c;
+ jsmntype_t type;
+
+ c = js[parser->pos];
+ switch (c) {
+ case '{': case '[':
+ count++;
+ if (tokens == NULL) {
+ break;
+ }
+ token = jsmn_alloc_token(parser, tokens, num_tokens);
+ if (token == NULL)
+ return JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM;
+ if (parser->toksuper != -1) {
+ tokens[parser->toksuper].size++;
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+ token->parent = parser->toksuper;
+#endif
+ }
+ token->type = (c == '{' ? JSMN_OBJECT : JSMN_ARRAY);
+ token->start = parser->pos;
+ parser->toksuper = parser->toknext - 1;
+ break;
+ case '}': case ']':
+ if (tokens == NULL)
+ break;
+ type = (c == '}' ? JSMN_OBJECT : JSMN_ARRAY);
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+ if (parser->toknext < 1) {
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ }
+ token = &tokens[parser->toknext - 1];
+ for (;;) {
+ if (token->start != -1 && token->end == -1) {
+ if (token->type != type) {
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ }
+ token->end = parser->pos + 1;
+ parser->toksuper = token->parent;
+ break;
+ }
+ if (token->parent == -1) {
+ break;
+ }
+ token = &tokens[token->parent];
+ }
+#else
+ for (i = parser->toknext - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+ token = &tokens[i];
+ if (token->start != -1 && token->end == -1) {
+ if (token->type != type) {
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ }
+ parser->toksuper = -1;
+ token->end = parser->pos + 1;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ /* Error if unmatched closing bracket */
+ if (i == -1) return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+ for (; i >= 0; i--) {
+ token = &tokens[i];
+ if (token->start != -1 && token->end == -1) {
+ parser->toksuper = i;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+ break;
+ case '\"':
+ r = jsmn_parse_string(parser, js, len, tokens, num_tokens);
+ if (r < 0) return r;
+ count++;
+ if (parser->toksuper != -1 && tokens != NULL)
+ tokens[parser->toksuper].size++;
+ break;
+ case '\t' : case '\r' : case '\n' : case ':' : case ',': case ' ':
+ break;
+#ifdef JSMN_STRICT
+ /* In strict mode primitives are: numbers and booleans */
+ case '-': case '0': case '1' : case '2': case '3' : case '4':
+ case '5': case '6': case '7' : case '8': case '9':
+ case 't': case 'f': case 'n' :
+#else
+ /* In non-strict mode every unquoted value is a primitive */
+ default:
+#endif
+ r = jsmn_parse_primitive(parser, js, len, tokens, num_tokens);
+ if (r < 0) return r;
+ count++;
+ if (parser->toksuper != -1 && tokens != NULL)
+ tokens[parser->toksuper].size++;
+ break;
+
+#ifdef JSMN_STRICT
+ /* Unexpected char in strict mode */
+ default:
+ return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
+#endif
+ }
+ }
+
+ for (i = parser->toknext - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+ /* Unmatched opened object or array */
+ if (tokens[i].start != -1 && tokens[i].end == -1) {
+ return JSMN_ERROR_PART;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * JSMN Init
+ *
+ * Creates a new parser based over a given buffer with an array of tokens
+ * available.
+ *
+ * @param parser is the structure with values to reset
+ */
+void jsmn_init(jsmn_parser *parser) {
+ parser->pos = 0;
+ parser->toknext = 0;
+ parser->toksuper = -1;
+} \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libnetdata/json/jsmn.h b/libnetdata/json/jsmn.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beff586c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/json/jsmn.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#ifndef __JSMN_H_
+#define __JSMN_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+/**
+ * JSON type identifier. Basic types are:
+ * o Object
+ * o Array
+ * o String
+ * o Other primitive: number, boolean (true/false) or null
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ JSMN_PRIMITIVE = 0,
+ JSMN_OBJECT = 1,
+ JSMN_ARRAY = 2,
+ JSMN_STRING = 3
+} jsmntype_t;
+
+typedef enum {
+ /* Not enough tokens were provided */
+ JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM = -1,
+ /* Invalid character inside JSON string */
+ JSMN_ERROR_INVAL = -2,
+ /* The string is not a full JSON packet, more bytes expected */
+ JSMN_ERROR_PART = -3,
+} jsmnerr_t;
+
+/**
+ * JSON token description.
+ *
+ * @param type type (object, array, string etc.)
+ * @param start start position in JSON data string
+ * @param end end position in JSON data string
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ jsmntype_t type;
+ int start;
+ int end;
+ int size;
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+ int parent;
+#endif
+} jsmntok_t;
+
+/**
+ * JSON parser. Contains an array of token blocks available. Also stores
+ * the string being parsed now and current position in that string
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ unsigned int pos; /* offset in the JSON string */
+ unsigned int toknext; /* next token to allocate */
+ int toksuper; /* superior token node, e.g parent object or array */
+} jsmn_parser;
+
+/**
+ * Create JSON parser over an array of tokens
+ */
+void jsmn_init(jsmn_parser *parser);
+
+/**
+ * Run JSON parser. It parses a JSON data string into and array of tokens, each describing
+ * a single JSON object.
+ */
+jsmnerr_t jsmn_parse(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js, size_t len,
+ jsmntok_t *tokens, unsigned int num_tokens);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __JSMN_H_ */ \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libnetdata/json/json.c b/libnetdata/json/json.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9ff39b056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetdata/json/json.c
@@ -0,0 +1,546 @@
+#include "jsmn.h"
+#include "../libnetdata.h"
+#include "json.h"
+#include "libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
+#include "../../health/health.h"
+
+#define JSON_TOKENS 1024
+
+int json_tokens = JSON_TOKENS;
+
+/**
+ * Json Tokenise
+ *
+ * Map the string given inside tokens.
+ *
+ * @param js is the string used to create the tokens
+ * @param len is the string length
+ * @param count the number of tokens present in the string
+ *
+ * @return it returns the json parsed in tokens
+ */
+#ifdef ENABLE_JSONC
+json_object *json_tokenise(char *js) {
+ if(!js) {
+ error("JSON: json string is empty.");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ json_object *token = json_tokener_parse(js);
+ if(!token) {
+ error("JSON: Invalid json string.");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ return token;
+}
+#else
+jsmntok_t *json_tokenise(char *js, size_t len, size_t *count)
+{
+ int n = json_tokens;
+ if(!js || !len) {
+ error("JSON: json string is empty.");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ jsmn_parser parser;
+ jsmn_init(&parser);
+
+ jsmntok_t *tokens = mallocz(sizeof(jsmntok_t) * n);
+ if(!tokens) return NULL;
+
+ int ret = jsmn_parse(&parser, js, len, tokens, n);
+ while (ret == JSMN_ERROR_NOMEM) {
+ n *= 2;
+ jsmntok_t *new = reallocz(tokens, sizeof(jsmntok_t) * n);
+ if(!new) {
+ freez(tokens);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ tokens = new;
+ ret = jsmn_parse(&parser, js, len, tokens, n);
+ }
+
+ if (ret == JSMN_ERROR_INVAL) {
+ error("JSON: Invalid json string.");
+ freez(tokens);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ else if (ret == JSMN_ERROR_PART) {
+ error("JSON: Truncated JSON string.");
+ freez(tokens);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ if(count) *count = (size_t)ret;
+
+ if(json_tokens < n) json_tokens = n;
+ return tokens;
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Callback Print
+ *
+ * Set callback print case necesary and wrinte an information inside a buffer to write in the log.
+ *
+ * @param e a pointer for a structure that has the complete information about json structure.
+ *
+ * @return It always return 0
+ */
+int json_callback_print(JSON_ENTRY *e)
+{
+ BUFFER *wb=buffer_create(300);
+
+ buffer_sprintf(wb,"%s = ", e->name);
+ char txt[50];
+ switch(e->type) {
+ case JSON_OBJECT:
+ e->callback_function = json_callback_print;
+ buffer_strcat(wb,"OBJECT");
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_ARRAY:
+ e->callback_function = json_callback_print;
+ sprintf(txt,"ARRAY[%lu]", e->data.items);
+ buffer_strcat(wb, txt);
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_STRING:
+ buffer_strcat(wb, e->data.string);
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_NUMBER:
+ sprintf(txt,"%Lf", e->data.number);
+ buffer_strcat(wb,txt);
+
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_BOOLEAN:
+ buffer_strcat(wb, e->data.boolean?"TRUE":"FALSE");
+ break;
+
+ case JSON_NULL:
+ buffer_strcat(wb,"NULL");
+ break;
+ }
+ info("JSON: %s", buffer_tostring(wb));
+ buffer_free(wb);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * JSONC Set String
+ *
+ * Set the string value of the structure JSON_ENTRY.
+ *
+ * @param e the output structure
+ */
+static inline void json_jsonc_set_string(JSON_ENTRY *e,char *key,const char *value) {
+ size_t length = strlen(key);
+ e->type = JSON_STRING;
+ memcpy(e->name,key,length);
+ e->name[length] = 0x00;
+ e->data.string = (char *) value;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_JSONC
+/**
+ * JSONC set Boolean
+ *
+ * Set the boolean value of the structure JSON_ENTRY
+ *
+ * @param e the output structure
+ * @param value the input value
+ */
+static inline void json_jsonc_set_boolean(JSON_ENTRY *e,int value) {
+ e->type = JSON_BOOLEAN;
+ e->data.boolean = value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse Array
+ *
+ * Parse the array object.
+ *
+ * @param ptr the pointer for the object that we will parse.
+ * @param callback_data additional data to be used together the callback function
+ * @param callback_function function used to create a silencer.
+ */
+static inline void json_jsonc_parse_array(json_object *ptr, void *callback_data,int (*callback_function)(struct json_entry *)) {
+ int end = json_object_array_length(ptr);
+ JSON_ENTRY e;
+
+ if(end) {
+ int i;
+ i = 0;
+
+ enum json_type type;
+ do {
+ json_object *jvalue = json_object_array_get_idx(ptr, i);
+ if(jvalue) {
+ e.callback_data = callback_data;
+ e.type = JSON_OBJECT;
+ callback_function(&e);
+ json_object_object_foreach(jvalue, key, val) {
+ type = json_object_get_type(val);
+ if (type == json_type_array) {
+ e.type = JSON_ARRAY;
+ json_jsonc_parse_array(val, callback_data, callback_function);
+ } else if (type == json_type_object) {
+ json_walk(val,callback_data,callback_function);
+ } else if (type == json_type_string) {
+ json_jsonc_set_string(&e,key,json_object_get_string(val));
+ callback_function(&e);
+ } else if (type == json_type_boolean) {
+ json_jsonc_set_boolean(&e,json_object_get_boolean(val));
+ callback_function(&e);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ } while (++i < end);
+ }
+}
+#else
+
+/**
+ * Walk string
+ *
+ * Set JSON_ENTRY to string and map the values from jsmntok_t.
+ *
+ * @param js the original string
+ * @param t the tokens
+ * @param start the first position
+ * @param e the output structure.
+ *
+ * @return It always return 1
+ */
+size_t json_walk_string(char *js, jsmntok_t *t, size_t start, JSON_ENTRY *e)
+{
+ char old = js[t[start].end];
+ js[t[start].end] = '\0';
+ e->original_string = &js[t[start].start];
+
+ e->type = JSON_STRING;
+ e->data.string = e->original_string;
+ if(e->callback_function) e->callback_function(e);
+ js[t[start].end] = old;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Walk Primitive
+ *
+ * Define the data type of the string
+ *
+ * @param js the original string
+ * @param t the tokens
+ * @param start the first position
+ * @param e the output structure.
+ *
+ * @return It always return 1
+ */
+size_t json_walk_primitive(char *js, jsmntok_t *t, size_t start, JSON_ENTRY *e)
+{
+ char old = js[t[start].end];
+ js[t[start].end] = '\0';
+ e->original_string = &js[t[start].start];
+
+ switch(e->original_string[0]) {
+ case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4': case '5': case '6': case '7':
+ case '8': case '9': case '