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15 changes: 12 additions & 3 deletions prometheus_client/exposition.py
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -446,12 +446,21 @@ def factory(cls, registry: CollectorRegistry) -> type:
return MyMetricsHandler


def write_to_textfile(path: str, registry: CollectorRegistry, escaping: str = openmetrics.ALLOWUTF8) -> None:
def write_to_textfile(path: str, registry: CollectorRegistry, escaping: str = openmetrics.ALLOWUTF8, tmpdir: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
"""Write metrics to the given path.

This is intended for use with the Node exporter textfile collector.
The path must end in .prom for the textfile collector to process it."""
tmppath = f'{path}.{os.getpid()}.{threading.current_thread().ident}'
The path must end in .prom for the textfile collector to process it.

An optional tmpdir parameter can be set to determine where the
metrics will be temporarily written to. If not set, it will be in
the same directory as the .prom file. If provided, the path MUST be
on the same filesystem."""
if tmpdir is not None:
filename = os.path.basename(path)
tmppath = f'{os.path.join(tmpdir, filename)}.{os.getpid()}.{threading.current_thread().ident}'
else:
tmppath = f'{path}.{os.getpid()}.{threading.current_thread().ident}'
try:
with open(tmppath, 'wb') as f:
f.write(generate_latest(registry, escaping))
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