influx_connection: Create an influxdb_connection object

In influxdbr: R Interface to InfluxDB

Description

Create an influxdb_connection object by specifying server connection details. Credentials can also be saved and accessed through a config file.

Usage

influx_connection(scheme = c("http", "https"), host = "localhost",
  port = 8086, user = "user", pass = "pass", path = "/", group = NULL,
  verbose = FALSE, config_file = "~/.influxdb.cnf", curl_options = NULL)

Arguments

scheme	The scheme to use, either http or https. Defaults to http.
host	Hostname of the InfluxDB server. Defaults to localhost.
port	numerical. Port number of the InfluxDB server. Defaults to 8086.
user	username The username to use. Defaults to "user".
pass	password The password to use. Defaults to "pass".
path	The prefix path on which the InfluxDB is running. Can be useful in proxy situations.
group	The group to use within the config file.
verbose	logical. Provide additional details?
config_file	The configuration file to be used if group is specified.
curl_options	Additional curl arguments created with config (e.g. httr::config(verbose = TRUE, timeout = 5, ssl_verifypeer = FALSE)).

structure of configuration file

A configuration file may contain several connection settings. Each setting has the following structure:

[group]
scheme=http
host=localhost  
port=8086
user=username
pass=password  
path=/

References

https://influxdb.com/

influxdbr documentation built on May 2, 2019, 6:06 a.m.