dbader/node-datadog-metrics

Cap the number of samples in node-datadog-metrics

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#19 opened on Aug 4, 2016

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https://github.com/dbader/node-datadog-metrics/blob/10d3b29d1fa527807e1301857caac400c54127b6/lib/metrics.js#L133-L136

If ddog is down this will hog a lot of memory.

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Investigate the memory issue when DataDog is down and implement a cap on the number of samples in the metrics buffer to prevent memory overload.
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javascriptnodejs
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backend
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JavaScriptNode.js
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