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New input plugin: `input.upower`

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#19,245 opened on Jul 8, 2026

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Description

Use Case

Monitoring laptop batteries and batteries of connected peripherals. Upower is the standard way of reporting battery information in Linux. UPS devices might also report their level using upower but I'm not sure if it's common, I don't have any UPSs to test with.

Expected behavior

Batteries can be monitored using a upower input plugin.

Actual behavior

None, batteries need to be monitored using manual workarounds like the exec input plugin.

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Research direction
Examine existing Telegraf input plugins for patterns, especially those using D Bus or system utilities. Understand the upower D Bus interface to retrieve battery information. Implement a new plugin following the Telegraf plugin documentation.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
GoTelegraf plugins
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60