influxdata/telegraf

Windows support for Wireless

Open

#6238 opened on Aug 11, 2019

View on GitHub
 (4 comments) (0 reactions) (1 assignee)Go (9,892 stars) (4,161 forks)batch import
feature requesthelp wantedplatform/windowssize/l

Description

Feature Request

Opening a feature request kicks off a discussion.

Proposal:

Implement wireless input plugin for Windows.

Current behavior:

Can't monitor wifi status of Windows devices.

Desired behavior:

The wireless plugin works on Windows.

Use case:

My company has a fleet of 20 portable Windows devices and wants to monitor and alert when the wifi connection becomes unreliable.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
go
Domain
backendobservability
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
GoWindows APITelegraf plugin system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue requests a Windows wireless input plugin. Currently, there is a wireless plugin for Linux (plugins/inputs/wireless). To implement for Windows, one would need to use Windows APIs like WMI or Win32 NetworkAdapter to retrieve wireless signal strength and status. The telegraf plugin documentation at https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/INPUTS.md provides guidance on creating new plugins. The assignee has not provided updates. Start by studying the Linux wireless plugin structure and then create a similar one using Windows specific calls.