# Ruvector Metrics
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**Prometheus-compatible metrics collection for Ruvector vector databases.**
`ruvector-metrics` provides comprehensive observability with counters, gauges, histograms, and exporters for monitoring Ruvector performance and health. Part of the [Ruvector](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector) ecosystem.
## Why Ruvector Metrics?
- **Prometheus Native**: Direct Prometheus integration
- **Zero Overhead**: Lazy initialization, minimal impact
- **Comprehensive**: Operation latencies, throughput, memory
- **Customizable**: Add custom metrics for your use case
- **Standard Format**: OpenMetrics-compatible output
## Features
### Core Metrics
- **Operation Counters**: Insert, search, delete counts
- **Latency Histograms**: p50, p95, p99 latencies
- **Throughput Gauges**: Queries per second
- **Memory Metrics**: Heap usage, vector memory
- **Index Metrics**: HNSW stats, quantization info
### Advanced Features
- **Custom Labels**: Add context to metrics
- **Metric Groups**: Enable/disable metric categories
- **JSON Export**: Alternative to Prometheus format
- **Time Series**: Historical metric tracking
## Installation
Add `ruvector-metrics` to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
ruvector-metrics = "0.1.1"
```
## Quick Start
### Initialize Metrics
```rust
use ruvector_metrics::{Metrics, MetricsConfig};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Initialize metrics with default config
let metrics = Metrics::new(MetricsConfig::default())?;
// Or with custom config
let config = MetricsConfig {
namespace: "ruvector".to_string(),
enable_histograms: true,
histogram_buckets: vec![0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0],
..Default::default()
};
let metrics = Metrics::new(config)?;
Ok(())
}
```
### Record Metrics
```rust
use ruvector_metrics::Metrics;
// Record operation
metrics.record_insert(1);
metrics.record_search(latency_ms);
metrics.record_delete(1);
// Record batch operations
metrics.record_batch_insert(count, latency_ms);
metrics.record_batch_search(count, latency_ms);
// Update gauges
metrics.set_vector_count(10000);
metrics.set_memory_usage(1024 * 1024 * 500); // 500MB
```
### Export Metrics
```rust
use ruvector_metrics::Metrics;
// Get Prometheus format
let prometheus_output = metrics.export_prometheus()?;
println!("{}", prometheus_output);
// Get JSON format
let json_output = metrics.export_json()?;
println!("{}", json_output);
```
### HTTP Endpoint
```rust
use ruvector_metrics::{Metrics, MetricsServer};
// Start metrics server on /metrics endpoint
let server = MetricsServer::new(metrics, 9090)?;
server.start().await?;
// Access at http://localhost:9090/metrics
```
## Available Metrics
```
# Counters
ruvector_inserts_total # Total insert operations
ruvector_searches_total # Total search operations
ruvector_deletes_total # Total delete operations
ruvector_errors_total # Total errors by type
# Histograms
ruvector_insert_latency_seconds # Insert latency
ruvector_search_latency_seconds # Search latency
ruvector_delete_latency_seconds # Delete latency
# Gauges
ruvector_vector_count # Current vector count
ruvector_memory_bytes # Memory usage
ruvector_index_size_bytes # Index size
ruvector_collection_count # Number of collections
# Index metrics
ruvector_hnsw_levels # HNSW graph levels
ruvector_hnsw_nodes # HNSW node count
ruvector_hnsw_ef_construction # EF construction parameter
```
## API Overview
### Core Types
```rust
// Metrics configuration
pub struct MetricsConfig {
pub namespace: String,
pub enable_histograms: bool,
pub enable_process_metrics: bool,
pub histogram_buckets: Vec<f64>,
pub labels: HashMap<String, String>,
}
// Metrics handle
pub struct Metrics { /* ... */ }
```
### Metrics Operations
```rust
impl Metrics {
pub fn new(config: MetricsConfig) -> Result<Self>;
// Record operations
pub fn record_insert(&self, count: u64);
pub fn record_search(&self, latency_ms: f64);
pub fn record_delete(&self, count: u64);
pub fn record_error(&self, error_type: &str);
// Update gauges
pub fn set_vector_count(&self, count: u64);
pub fn set_memory_usage(&self, bytes: u64);
// Export
pub fn export_prometheus(&self) -> Result<String>;
pub fn export_json(&self) -> Result<String>;
}
```
## Grafana Dashboard
Example Grafana queries:
```promql
# Request rate
rate(ruvector_searches_total[5m])
# p99 latency
histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(ruvector_search_latency_seconds_bucket[5m]))
# Memory usage
ruvector_memory_bytes / 1024 / 1024 # MB
# Error rate
rate(ruvector_errors_total[5m]) / rate(ruvector_searches_total[5m])
```
## Related Crates
- **[ruvector-core](../ruvector-core/)** - Core vector database engine
- **[ruvector-server](../ruvector-server/)** - REST API server
## Documentation
- **[Main README](../../README.md)** - Complete project overview
- **[API Documentation](https://docs.rs/ruvector-metrics)** - Full API reference
- **[GitHub Repository](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)** - Source code
## License
**MIT License** - see [LICENSE](../../LICENSE) for details.
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