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refactor(go.d): migrate WireGuard collector to framework v2 - #24584
Moves the wireguard collector to framework V2 (CollectorV2, a metrix store and an embedded charts.yaml) and removes the V1 map[string]int64 output and the hand-built charts. Supersedes #24568. A follow-up commit cleans up the collector, its tests, config_schema.json and metadata.yaml.
Device and peer charts are chart instances keyed by the device and device+public_key labels, so a device or peer that goes away expires on its own through the chart lifecycle. The V1 cleanup removed charts by chart-ID prefix, so removing wg1 also removed the charts of wg10 (the bug from #24568). That code is gone.
Normal V2 form, allowed by the migration guide's chart/dimension ID policy: device_wg0_network_io becomes device_network_io_wg0, peer_wg0_<key>_network_io becomes peer_network_io_wg0_<key>. No health alerts or in-repo consumers reference the old IDs.
Dimension IDs
Equal to the dimension names (receive, transmit, peers, time)
Removal timing
V1 marked charts obsolete at its 1-minute cleanup tick; V2 retires them after 5 cycles without data. Only the charts of the device or peer that went away are removed.
Device without a handshaken peer
Still gets no traffic sample (as V1); the traffic chart is created with the first sample instead of empty.
Check() / Collect()
Check() lists devices once and fails when there are none; Collect() returns errors instead of only logging them.
Logging
No Info message every cycle while the host has no WireGuard interface.
Config keys, stock go.d/wireguard.conf
Unchanged
Instruments are built each cycle, as in ping, because the peer label set follows the host's WireGuard config and a long-lived Vec would keep a handle for every peer ever seen.
Integration artifacts
Artifact
Change
config_schema.json
Standard update_every wording; declares autodetection_retry (already documented and accepted from the conf file) with help for interfaces that come up after Netdata.
metadata.yaml
Describes how interfaces are read (kernel via netlink, userspace implementations via /var/run/wireguard sockets), the CAP_NET_ADMIN requirement and the --cap-add NET_ADMIN prerequisite for containerized Agents, auto-detection, limits (network namespace, whole-cycle failure), examples, known errors, scope and label descriptions; multi_instance: false since one job reads every interface. Metric rows unchanged.
health.d, SD rules
None exist for wireguard.
Generated docs
Picked up by the post-merge "Regenerate integrations docs" PR.
Test Plan
From src/go:
go test -count=1 ./plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/...: ok. Covers config serialization, Init/Check/Collect/Cleanup (Cleanup twice), metric-store cycles including aborted cycles on a Devices() error and on client creation failure, chart coverage, and:
TestArtifacts: template schema/decode/validate/compile, metadata.yaml vs the template, and config_schema.json vs metadata.yaml option rows and defaults.
TestCollector_RemovesOnlyChartsOfGoneDevicesAndPeers: wg1 and wg10 (plus one peer of wg10) through a real chartengine across 30 cycles; only charts whose labels belong to the removed device or peer are retired.
go vet (also with GOOS=linux) and gofmt -l: clean. go test -run TestConfigSchemas ./plugin/go.d/collector/: ok.
Same tests on a local merge with current master: ok.
python3 -m unittest integrations.tests.test_collector_metadata integrations.tests.test_health_alerts integrations.tests.test_descriptions and gen_docs_integrations.py --check: ok; integration page rendered in an isolated preview and read.
Live run in a Linux container with a kernel wg0 (godplugin -m wireguard -d):
no WireGuard interface: check failed: no WireGuard devices found;
without CAP_NET_ADMIN: check failed: retrieving WireGuard devices: operation not permitted;
with NET_ADMIN and one peer without a handshake: wireguard.device_peers reports 1 for device=wg0, no traffic chart.
Peer traffic and handshake charts are covered by unit tests only (no handshaking peer in the container).
Summary by cubic
Migrates the WireGuard collector to framework v2, replacing the V1 map[string]int64 output and hand-built charts with a metrix store and an embedded charts.yaml.
Fixes a bug where removing device wg1 also removed the charts of wg10; cleanup now matches on the device and public_key labels instead of chart-ID prefixes.
Chart IDs now append the instance suffix, so device_wg0_network_io becomes device_network_io_wg0; contexts, titles, families, units, priorities, dimensions, and values are unchanged.
Charts of a gone device or peer are retired after 5 cycles without data instead of on the V1 1-minute cleanup tick.
Check() lists devices once instead of running a full collection; Collect() returns errors instead of only logging them.
config_schema.json now declares autodetection_retry; metadata.yaml documents the wgctrl access paths, the CAP_NET_ADMIN requirement, limits, and troubleshooting entries.
The V1 chart-parity test is dropped; chart-template and schema/metadata alignment checks are folded into TestArtifacts.
Written for commit 2432a19. Summary will update on new commits.
Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
Added monitoring for WireGuard device traffic and peer counts, plus peer traffic and time since the latest handshake.
Added an option to retry startup when no WireGuard interface is available.
Bug Fixes
Improved reporting as devices and peers are added or removed, and when devices have no peers or completed handshakes.
Documentation
Expanded setup guidance, configuration examples, container requirements, and troubleshooting information.
Move the wireguard collector to collectorapi.CollectorV2 with a metrix
store and an embedded charts.yaml, replacing the V1 map output and the
hand-built charts.
Device and peer charts are now chart instances keyed by the device and
public_key labels, so a device or peer that goes away expires through
the chart lifecycle. The V1 cleanup removed charts by chart-ID prefix,
which also removed the charts of every device whose name started with
the removed one (removing wg1 took wg10 with it).
Contexts, titles, families, units, chart types, priorities, dimension
names, algorithms, multipliers and labels are unchanged. A test compares
them and the collected values against a manifest rendered by the V1
collector. Chart IDs keep their V1 base, but the instance suffix now
follows it (device_wg0_network_io becomes device_network_io_wg0).
The WireGuard collector migrates from V1 chart and map collection to V2 scalar metrics and embedded chart templates. It reports device and peer counters and handshake age. The configuration schema adds autodetection retries, and the metadata and tests are updated.
Changes: WireGuard V2 collector
Layer / File(s)
Summary
V2 registration and chart contract src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/charts.yaml, src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/charts.go, src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/collector.go, src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/collector_test.go
The collector registers through the V2 API and exposes a metric store and embedded chart template. The YAML defines device traffic, peer counts, peer traffic, and handshake-age charts, replacing the removed Go chart definitions. Tests validate the chart template.
Device and peer metric collection src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/collect.go, src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/collector.go, src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/collector_test.go
Collection retrieves devices and writes peer counts, traffic counters, and handshake ages. Tests cover metric values, errors, runtime additions and removals, and chart lifecycle.
Startup configuration and documentation src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/config_schema.json, src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/metadata.yaml
The schema adds autodetection_retry. The metadata describes access methods, prerequisites, examples, troubleshooting, and device and peer metrics.
netdata/netdata#24568: This PR fixes prefix-based chart removal in the V1 implementation that this change removes.
Merge Risk: Low · up to 2432a
The WireGuard collector now reports through the new framework, and its chart IDs change. Existing history stored under the old chart IDs, and any dashboards or alerts that reference those IDs, may stop matching. Metric values and contexts are preserved and no stock alerts are affected, so the risk is bounded. Confirm that the chart-ID change is approved, or keep the old IDs, before merging.
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No issues found across 6 files
Confidence score: 5/5
Automated review surfaced no issues in the provided summaries.
No files require special attention.
Architecture diagram
sequenceDiagram
participant Scheduler as Plugin Scheduler
participant Collector as WireGuard Collector V2
participant Registry as Collector Registry
participant WGClient as wgctrl Client
participant Store as metrix CollectorStore
participant Template as charts.yaml
participant ChartEngine as Chart Engine
participant Agent as Netdata Agent
Note over Scheduler,Agent: WireGuard Collector - Runtime Architecture V2
Scheduler->>Registry: Register module
Registry->>Registry: Look up Creator CreateV2
Registry-->>Scheduler: CollectorV2 instance
Scheduler->>Collector: Init ctx
Collector->>Collector: Load config schema
Collector->>Template: Read embedded charts.yaml
Scheduler->>Collector: Check ctx
Collector->>WGClient: Devices
WGClient-->>Collector: Device list
alt No devices found
Collector-->>Scheduler: Error no WireGuard devices found
else Devices present
Collector-->>Scheduler: Ready
end
loop Every collection cycle update_every
Scheduler->>Collector: Collect ctx
Collector->>Store: Write SnapshotMeter
Store-->>Collector: Meter with device and peer vectors
Collector->>WGClient: Devices
WGClient-->>Collector: Current device list
Note over Collector,Store: Build instruments per cycle for ephemeral devices and peers
Collector->>Store: deviceVec Gauge device_peers
Collector->>Store: deviceVec Counter device_receive
Collector->>Store: deviceVec Counter device_transmit
Collector->>Store: peerVec Counter peer_receive
Collector->>Store: peerVec Counter peer_transmit
Collector->>Store: peerVec Gauge peer_latest_handshake_ago
alt Device has peers with handshake
Collector->>Store: Observe receive and transmit totals per device and peer
Collector->>Store: Observe handshake seconds per peer
else Device has no peers or no handshake
Collector->>Store: Observe peers count only without traffic sample
end
Collector->>ChartEngine: Emit metric samples with labels
ChartEngine->>Template: Match chart templates by labels
Template-->>ChartEngine: Chart definitions with contexts dimensions and multipliers
ChartEngine->>Agent: Update charts by device and public key
alt Device or peer disappears after five cycles
ChartEngine->>Agent: Retire its chart instances
end
Collector-->>Scheduler: Success or error on Devices failure
end
Scheduler->>Collector: Cleanup ctx
Collector->>Collector: Close wgctrl client idempotently
Collector-->>Scheduler: nil
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Review comments at @src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/charts.yaml:
- Around line 1-24: The chart IDs emitted by the WireGuard V2 configuration
differ from the V1 IDs, risking loss of continuity for history and ID-based
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that supports their label ordering; the current `charts.yaml` template path
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- Stop logging an Info message every cycle while the host has no WireGuard
interface; state why Devices() can fail a whole cycle.
- Drop the V1 chart parity test and its golden; fold the chart template test
into TestArtifacts and add the config_schema.json/metadata.yaml alignment
check (defaults included); share one test key helper.
- config_schema.json: standard update_every wording; declare
autodetection_retry, which metadata.yaml already documented.
- metadata.yaml: describe the wgctrl access (kernel netlink, userspace UAPI
sockets), the CAP_NET_ADMIN requirement and the container prerequisite,
auto-detection, limits, examples and known errors; mark the collector
single-instance; describe scopes and labels.
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2 issues found across 5 files (changes from recent commits).
Confidence score: 3/5
config_schema.json exposes autodetection_retry, but WireGuard’s Config does not, so the option is omitted from configuration output and cannot be preserved. Add the matching config field.
metadata.yaml says WireGuard is single-instance, but its registration still allows one instance per job, which can duplicate interface collection. Align the registration policy with the metadata.
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<file name="src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/config_schema.json">
<violation number="1" location="src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/config_schema.json:14">
P2: This schema exposes `autodetection_retry`, but WireGuard’s `Config` has no matching field and `Configuration()` returns that config, so the option is silently omitted from configuration output and cannot survive an edit/save round-trip. Add the field to the collector config with the matching YAML/JSON tags, or remove it from this schema until the collector exposes it.</violation>
</file>
<file name="src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/metadata.yaml">
<violation number="1" location="src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/metadata.yaml:46">
P2: `multi_instance: false` documents a single-instance collector, but the WireGuard registration still uses the framework’s default per-job instance policy. Multiple jobs can therefore run and duplicate every interface’s metrics; enforce `InstancePolicySingle` in the registration or keep this metadata value true.</violation>
</file>
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P2: This schema exposes autodetection_retry, but WireGuard’s Config has no matching field and Configuration() returns that config, so the option is silently omitted from configuration output and cannot survive an edit/save round-trip. Add the field to the collector config with the matching YAML/JSON tags, or remove it from this schema until the collector exposes it.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. When an issue isn't valid or won't be fixed in this PR, reply in its thread with the reason and then resolve the thread. At src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/config_schema.json, line 14:
<comment>This schema exposes `autodetection_retry`, but WireGuard’s `Config` has no matching field and `Configuration()` returns that config, so the option is silently omitted from configuration output and cannot survive an edit/save round-trip. Add the field to the collector config with the matching YAML/JSON tags, or remove it from this schema until the collector exposes it.</comment>
<file context>
@@ -6,12 +6,23 @@
"minimum": 1,
"default": 1
+ },
+ "autodetection_retry": {
+ "title": "Detection retry",
+ "description": "How often to retry the initial connection when the job fails to start, in seconds. Zero disables retries.",
</file context>
This collector requires the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, but it is set automatically during installation, so no manual configuration is needed.
multi_instance: true
Reading kernel WireGuard interfaces on Linux requires the `CAP_NET_ADMIN` capability. Standard installations grant it to `go.d.plugin` automatically; a containerized Agent needs it added to the container (see Prerequisites).
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P2: multi_instance: false documents a single-instance collector, but the WireGuard registration still uses the framework’s default per-job instance policy. Multiple jobs can therefore run and duplicate every interface’s metrics; enforce InstancePolicySingle in the registration or keep this metadata value true.
Prompt for AI agents
Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. When an issue isn't valid or won't be fixed in this PR, reply in its thread with the reason and then resolve the thread. At src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/metadata.yaml, line 46:
<comment>`multi_instance: false` documents a single-instance collector, but the WireGuard registration still uses the framework’s default per-job instance policy. Multiple jobs can therefore run and duplicate every interface’s metrics; enforce `InstancePolicySingle` in the registration or keep this metadata value true.</comment>
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@@ -22,28 +22,43 @@ modules:
- This collector requires the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, but it is set automatically during installation, so no manual configuration is needed.
- multi_instance: true
+ Reading kernel WireGuard interfaces on Linux requires the `CAP_NET_ADMIN` capability. Standard installations grant it to `go.d.plugin` automatically; a containerized Agent needs it added to the container (see Prerequisites).
+ multi_instance: false
supported_platforms:
include: []
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Summary
Moves the
wireguardcollector to framework V2 (CollectorV2, ametrixstore and an embeddedcharts.yaml) and removes the V1map[string]int64output and the hand-built charts. Supersedes #24568. A follow-up commit cleans up the collector, its tests,config_schema.jsonandmetadata.yaml.Device and peer charts are chart instances keyed by the
deviceanddevice+public_keylabels, so a device or peer that goes away expires on its own through the chart lifecycle. The V1 cleanup removed charts by chart-ID prefix, so removingwg1also removed the charts ofwg10(the bug from #24568). That code is gone.Compatibility
device_wg0_network_iobecomesdevice_network_io_wg0,peer_wg0_<key>_network_iobecomespeer_network_io_wg0_<key>. No health alerts or in-repo consumers reference the old IDs.receive,transmit,peers,time)Check()/Collect()Check()lists devices once and fails when there are none;Collect()returns errors instead of only logging them.go.d/wireguard.confInstruments are built each cycle, as in ping, because the peer label set follows the host's WireGuard config and a long-lived
Vecwould keep a handle for every peer ever seen.Integration artifacts
config_schema.jsonupdate_everywording; declaresautodetection_retry(already documented and accepted from the conf file) with help for interfaces that come up after Netdata.metadata.yaml/var/run/wireguardsockets), theCAP_NET_ADMINrequirement and the--cap-add NET_ADMINprerequisite for containerized Agents, auto-detection, limits (network namespace, whole-cycle failure), examples, known errors, scope and label descriptions;multi_instance: falsesince one job reads every interface. Metric rows unchanged.Test Plan
From
src/go:go test -count=1 ./plugin/go.d/collector/wireguard/...: ok. Covers config serialization, Init/Check/Collect/Cleanup (Cleanup twice), metric-store cycles including aborted cycles on aDevices()error and on client creation failure, chart coverage, and:TestArtifacts: template schema/decode/validate/compile,metadata.yamlvs the template, andconfig_schema.jsonvsmetadata.yamloption rows and defaults.TestCollector_RemovesOnlyChartsOfGoneDevicesAndPeers:wg1andwg10(plus one peer ofwg10) through a real chartengine across 30 cycles; only charts whose labels belong to the removed device or peer are retired.go vet(also withGOOS=linux) andgofmt -l: clean.go test -run TestConfigSchemas ./plugin/go.d/collector/: ok.Same tests on a local merge with current master: ok.
python3 -m unittest integrations.tests.test_collector_metadata integrations.tests.test_health_alerts integrations.tests.test_descriptionsandgen_docs_integrations.py --check: ok; integration page rendered in an isolated preview and read.Live run in a Linux container with a kernel
wg0(godplugin -m wireguard -d):check failed: no WireGuard devices found;CAP_NET_ADMIN:check failed: retrieving WireGuard devices: operation not permitted;NET_ADMINand one peer without a handshake:wireguard.device_peersreports 1 fordevice=wg0, no traffic chart.Peer traffic and handshake charts are covered by unit tests only (no handshaking peer in the container).
Summary by cubic
Migrates the WireGuard collector to framework v2, replacing the V1
map[string]int64output and hand-built charts with a metrix store and an embeddedcharts.yaml.wg1also removed the charts ofwg10; cleanup now matches on thedeviceandpublic_keylabels instead of chart-ID prefixes.device_wg0_network_iobecomesdevice_network_io_wg0; contexts, titles, families, units, priorities, dimensions, and values are unchanged.Check()lists devices once instead of running a full collection;Collect()returns errors instead of only logging them.config_schema.jsonnow declaresautodetection_retry;metadata.yamldocuments the wgctrl access paths, theCAP_NET_ADMINrequirement, limits, and troubleshooting entries.TestArtifacts.Written for commit 2432a19. Summary will update on new commits.
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