Module aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.base

Functions

def single_metric(name: str, unit: MetricUnit, value: float, resolution: MetricResolution | int = 60, namespace: str | None = None, default_dimensions: Dict[str, str] | None = None) ‑> Generator[SingleMetric, None, None]

Context manager to simplify creation of a single metric

Example

Creates cold start metric with function_version as dimension

from aws_lambda_powertools import single_metric
from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics import MetricUnit
from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics import MetricResolution

with single_metric(name="ColdStart", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1, resolution=MetricResolution.Standard, namespace="ServerlessAirline") as metric:
    metric.add_dimension(name="function_version", value="47")

Same as above but set namespace using environment variable

$ export POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE="ServerlessAirline"

from aws_lambda_powertools import single_metric
from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics import MetricUnit
from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics import MetricResolution

with single_metric(name="ColdStart", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1, resolution=MetricResolution.Standard) as metric:
    metric.add_dimension(name="function_version", value="47")

Parameters

name : str
Metric name
unit : MetricUnit
aws_lambda_powertools.helper.models.MetricUnit
resolution : MetricResolution
aws_lambda_powertools.helper.models.MetricResolution
value : float
Metric value
namespace : str
Namespace for metrics
default_dimensions : Dict[str, str], optional
Metric dimensions as key=value that will always be present

Yields

SingleMetric
SingleMetric class instance

Raises

MetricUnitError
When metric metric isn't supported by CloudWatch
MetricResolutionError
When metric resolution isn't supported by CloudWatch
MetricValueError
When metric value isn't a number
SchemaValidationError
When metric object fails EMF schema validation

Classes

class MetricManager (metric_set: Dict[str, Any] | None = None, dimension_set: Dict | None = None, namespace: str | None = None, metadata_set: Dict[str, Any] | None = None, service: str | None = None)

Base class for metric functionality (namespace, metric, dimension, serialization)

MetricManager creates metrics asynchronously thanks to CloudWatch Embedded Metric Format (EMF). CloudWatch EMF can create up to 100 metrics per EMF object and metrics, dimensions, and namespace created via MetricManager will adhere to the schema, will be serialized and validated against EMF Schema.

Use Metrics or single_metric() to create EMF metrics.

Environment Variables

POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE : str metric namespace to be set for all metrics POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME : str service name used for default dimension

Raises

MetricUnitError
When metric unit isn't supported by CloudWatch
MetricResolutionError
When metric resolution isn't supported by CloudWatch
MetricValueError
When metric value isn't a number
SchemaValidationError
When metric object fails EMF schema validation
Expand source code
class MetricManager:
    """Base class for metric functionality (namespace, metric, dimension, serialization)

    MetricManager creates metrics asynchronously thanks to CloudWatch Embedded Metric Format (EMF).
    CloudWatch EMF can create up to 100 metrics per EMF object
    and metrics, dimensions, and namespace created via MetricManager
    will adhere to the schema, will be serialized and validated against EMF Schema.

    **Use `aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.metrics.Metrics` or
    `aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.metric.single_metric` to create EMF metrics.**

    Environment variables
    ---------------------
    POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE : str
        metric namespace to be set for all metrics
    POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME : str
        service name used for default dimension

    Raises
    ------
    MetricUnitError
        When metric unit isn't supported by CloudWatch
    MetricResolutionError
        When metric resolution isn't supported by CloudWatch
    MetricValueError
        When metric value isn't a number
    SchemaValidationError
        When metric object fails EMF schema validation
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        metric_set: Dict[str, Any] | None = None,
        dimension_set: Dict | None = None,
        namespace: str | None = None,
        metadata_set: Dict[str, Any] | None = None,
        service: str | None = None,
    ):
        self.metric_set = metric_set if metric_set is not None else {}
        self.dimension_set = dimension_set if dimension_set is not None else {}
        self.namespace = resolve_env_var_choice(choice=namespace, env=os.getenv(constants.METRICS_NAMESPACE_ENV))
        self.service = resolve_env_var_choice(choice=service, env=os.getenv(constants.SERVICE_NAME_ENV))
        self.metadata_set = metadata_set if metadata_set is not None else {}
        self.timestamp: int | None = None

        self._metric_units = [unit.value for unit in MetricUnit]
        self._metric_unit_valid_options = list(MetricUnit.__members__)
        self._metric_resolutions = [resolution.value for resolution in MetricResolution]

    def add_metric(
        self,
        name: str,
        unit: MetricUnit | str,
        value: float,
        resolution: MetricResolution | int = 60,
    ) -> None:
        """Adds given metric

        Example
        -------
        **Add given metric using MetricUnit enum**

            metric.add_metric(name="BookingConfirmation", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1)

        **Add given metric using plain string as value unit**

            metric.add_metric(name="BookingConfirmation", unit="Count", value=1)

        **Add given metric with MetricResolution non default value**

            metric.add_metric(name="BookingConfirmation", unit="Count", value=1, resolution=MetricResolution.High)

        Parameters
        ----------
        name : str
            Metric name
        unit : Union[MetricUnit, str]
            `aws_lambda_powertools.helper.models.MetricUnit`
        value : float
            Metric value
        resolution : Union[MetricResolution, int]
            `aws_lambda_powertools.helper.models.MetricResolution`

        Raises
        ------
        MetricUnitError
            When metric unit is not supported by CloudWatch
        MetricResolutionError
            When metric resolution is not supported by CloudWatch
        """
        if not isinstance(value, numbers.Number):
            raise MetricValueError(f"{value} is not a valid number")

        unit = self._extract_metric_unit_value(unit=unit)
        resolution = self._extract_metric_resolution_value(resolution=resolution)
        metric: Dict = self.metric_set.get(name, defaultdict(list))
        metric["Unit"] = unit
        metric["StorageResolution"] = resolution
        metric["Value"].append(float(value))
        logger.debug(f"Adding metric: {name} with {metric}")
        self.metric_set[name] = metric

        if len(self.metric_set) == MAX_METRICS or len(metric["Value"]) == MAX_METRICS:
            logger.debug(f"Exceeded maximum of {MAX_METRICS} metrics - Publishing existing metric set")
            metrics = self.serialize_metric_set()
            print(json.dumps(metrics))

            # clear metric set only as opposed to metrics and dimensions set
            # since we could have more than 100 metrics
            self.metric_set.clear()

    def serialize_metric_set(
        self,
        metrics: Dict | None = None,
        dimensions: Dict | None = None,
        metadata: Dict | None = None,
    ) -> Dict:
        """Serializes metric and dimensions set

        Parameters
        ----------
        metrics : Dict, optional
            Dictionary of metrics to serialize, by default None
        dimensions : Dict, optional
            Dictionary of dimensions to serialize, by default None
        metadata: Dict, optional
            Dictionary of metadata to serialize, by default None

        Example
        -------
        **Serialize metrics into EMF format**

            metrics = MetricManager()
            # ...add metrics, dimensions, namespace
            ret = metrics.serialize_metric_set()

        Returns
        -------
        Dict
            Serialized metrics following EMF specification

        Raises
        ------
        SchemaValidationError
            Raised when serialization fail schema validation
        """
        if metrics is None:  # pragma: no cover
            metrics = self.metric_set

        if dimensions is None:  # pragma: no cover
            dimensions = self.dimension_set

        if metadata is None:  # pragma: no cover
            metadata = self.metadata_set

        if self.service and not self.dimension_set.get("service"):
            # self.service won't be a float
            self.add_dimension(name="service", value=self.service)

        if len(metrics) == 0:
            raise SchemaValidationError("Must contain at least one metric.")

        if self.namespace is None:
            raise SchemaValidationError("Must contain a metric namespace.")

        logger.debug({"details": "Serializing metrics", "metrics": metrics, "dimensions": dimensions})

        # For standard resolution metrics, don't add StorageResolution field to avoid unnecessary ingestion of data into cloudwatch # noqa E501
        # Example: [ { "Name": "metric_name", "Unit": "Count"} ] # noqa ERA001
        #
        # In case using high-resolution metrics, add StorageResolution field
        # Example: [ { "Name": "metric_name", "Unit": "Count", "StorageResolution": 1 } ] # noqa ERA001
        metric_definition: List[MetricNameUnitResolution] = []
        metric_names_and_values: Dict[str, float] = {}  # { "metric_name": 1.0 }

        for metric_name in metrics:
            metric: dict = metrics[metric_name]
            metric_value: int = metric.get("Value", 0)
            metric_unit: str = metric.get("Unit", "")
            metric_resolution: int = metric.get("StorageResolution", 60)

            metric_definition_data: MetricNameUnitResolution = {"Name": metric_name, "Unit": metric_unit}

            # high-resolution metrics
            if metric_resolution == 1:
                metric_definition_data["StorageResolution"] = metric_resolution

            metric_definition.append(metric_definition_data)

            metric_names_and_values.update({metric_name: metric_value})

        return {
            "_aws": {
                "Timestamp": self.timestamp or int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() * 1000),  # epoch
                "CloudWatchMetrics": [
                    {
                        "Namespace": self.namespace,  # "test_namespace"
                        "Dimensions": [list(dimensions.keys())],  # [ "service" ]
                        "Metrics": metric_definition,
                    },
                ],
            },
            **dimensions,  # "service": "test_service"
            **metadata,  # "username": "test"
            **metric_names_and_values,  # "single_metric": 1.0
        }

    def add_dimension(self, name: str, value: str) -> None:
        """Adds given dimension to all metrics

        Example
        -------
        **Add a metric dimensions**

            metric.add_dimension(name="operation", value="confirm_booking")

        Parameters
        ----------
        name : str
            Dimension name
        value : str
            Dimension value
        """
        logger.debug(f"Adding dimension: {name}:{value}")
        if len(self.dimension_set) == MAX_DIMENSIONS:
            raise SchemaValidationError(
                f"Maximum number of dimensions exceeded ({MAX_DIMENSIONS}): Unable to add dimension {name}.",
            )
        # Cast value to str according to EMF spec
        # Majority of values are expected to be string already, so
        # checking before casting improves performance in most cases
        self.dimension_set[name] = value if isinstance(value, str) else str(value)

    def add_metadata(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
        """Adds high cardinal metadata for metrics object

        This will not be available during metrics visualization.
        Instead, this will be searchable through logs.

        If you're looking to add metadata to filter metrics, then
        use add_dimensions method.

        Example
        -------
        **Add metrics metadata**

            metric.add_metadata(key="booking_id", value="booking_id")

        Parameters
        ----------
        key : str
            Metadata key
        value : any
            Metadata value
        """
        logger.debug(f"Adding metadata: {key}:{value}")

        # Cast key to str according to EMF spec
        # Majority of keys are expected to be string already, so
        # checking before casting improves performance in most cases
        if isinstance(key, str):
            self.metadata_set[key] = value
        else:
            self.metadata_set[str(key)] = value

    def set_timestamp(self, timestamp: int | datetime.datetime):
        """
        Set the timestamp for the metric.

        Parameters:
        -----------
        timestamp: int | datetime.datetime
            The timestamp to create the metric.
            If an integer is provided, it is assumed to be the epoch time in milliseconds.
            If a datetime object is provided, it will be converted to epoch time in milliseconds.
        """
        # The timestamp must be a Datetime object or an integer representing an epoch time.
        # This should not exceed 14 days in the past or be more than 2 hours in the future.
        # Any metrics failing to meet this criteria will be skipped by Amazon CloudWatch.
        # See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Embedded_Metric_Format_Specification.html
        # See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/CloudWatch-Logs-Monitoring-CloudWatch-Metrics.html
        if not validate_emf_timestamp(timestamp):
            warnings.warn(
                "This metric doesn't meet the requirements and will be skipped by Amazon CloudWatch. "
                "Ensure the timestamp is within 14 days past or 2 hours future.",
                stacklevel=2,
            )

        self.timestamp = convert_timestamp_to_emf_format(timestamp)

    def clear_metrics(self) -> None:
        logger.debug("Clearing out existing metric set from memory")
        self.metric_set.clear()
        self.dimension_set.clear()
        self.metadata_set.clear()

    def flush_metrics(self, raise_on_empty_metrics: bool = False) -> None:
        """Manually flushes the metrics. This is normally not necessary,
        unless you're running on other runtimes besides Lambda, where the @log_metrics
        decorator already handles things for you.

        Parameters
        ----------
        raise_on_empty_metrics : bool, optional
            raise exception if no metrics are emitted, by default False
        """
        if not raise_on_empty_metrics and not self.metric_set:
            warnings.warn(
                "No application metrics to publish. The cold-start metric may be published if enabled. "
                "If application metrics should never be empty, consider using 'raise_on_empty_metrics'",
                stacklevel=2,
            )
        else:
            logger.debug("Flushing existing metrics")
            metrics = self.serialize_metric_set()
            print(json.dumps(metrics, separators=(",", ":")))
            self.clear_metrics()

    def log_metrics(
        self,
        lambda_handler: Callable[[Dict, Any], Any] | Optional[Callable[[Dict, Any, Optional[Dict]], Any]] = None,
        capture_cold_start_metric: bool = False,
        raise_on_empty_metrics: bool = False,
        default_dimensions: Dict[str, str] | None = None,
    ):
        """Decorator to serialize and publish metrics at the end of a function execution.

        Be aware that the log_metrics **does call* the decorated function (e.g. lambda_handler).

        Example
        -------
        **Lambda function using tracer and metrics decorators**

            from aws_lambda_powertools import Metrics, Tracer

            metrics = Metrics(service="payment")
            tracer = Tracer(service="payment")

            @tracer.capture_lambda_handler
            @metrics.log_metrics
            def handler(event, context):
                    ...

        Parameters
        ----------
        lambda_handler : Callable[[Any, Any], Any], optional
            lambda function handler, by default None
        capture_cold_start_metric : bool, optional
            captures cold start metric, by default False
        raise_on_empty_metrics : bool, optional
            raise exception if no metrics are emitted, by default False
        default_dimensions: Dict[str, str], optional
            metric dimensions as key=value that will always be present

        Raises
        ------
        e
            Propagate error received
        """

        # If handler is None we've been called with parameters
        # Return a partial function with args filled
        if lambda_handler is None:
            logger.debug("Decorator called with parameters")
            return functools.partial(
                self.log_metrics,
                capture_cold_start_metric=capture_cold_start_metric,
                raise_on_empty_metrics=raise_on_empty_metrics,
                default_dimensions=default_dimensions,
            )

        @functools.wraps(lambda_handler)
        def decorate(event, context, *args, **kwargs):
            try:
                if default_dimensions:
                    self.set_default_dimensions(**default_dimensions)
                response = lambda_handler(event, context, *args, **kwargs)
                if capture_cold_start_metric:
                    self._add_cold_start_metric(context=context)
            finally:
                self.flush_metrics(raise_on_empty_metrics=raise_on_empty_metrics)

            return response

        return decorate

    def _extract_metric_resolution_value(self, resolution: Union[int, MetricResolution]) -> int:
        """Return metric value from metric unit whether that's str or MetricResolution enum

        Parameters
        ----------
        unit : Union[int, MetricResolution]
            Metric resolution

        Returns
        -------
        int
            Metric resolution value must be 1 or 60

        Raises
        ------
        MetricResolutionError
            When metric resolution is not supported by CloudWatch
        """
        if isinstance(resolution, MetricResolution):
            return resolution.value

        if isinstance(resolution, int) and resolution in self._metric_resolutions:
            return resolution

        raise MetricResolutionError(
            f"Invalid metric resolution '{resolution}', expected either option: {self._metric_resolutions}",  # noqa: E501
        )

    def _extract_metric_unit_value(self, unit: Union[str, MetricUnit]) -> str:
        """Return metric value from metric unit whether that's str or MetricUnit enum

        Parameters
        ----------
        unit : Union[str, MetricUnit]
            Metric unit

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Metric unit value (e.g. "Seconds", "Count/Second")

        Raises
        ------
        MetricUnitError
            When metric unit is not supported by CloudWatch
        """

        if isinstance(unit, str):
            if unit in self._metric_unit_valid_options:
                unit = MetricUnit[unit].value

            if unit not in self._metric_units:
                raise MetricUnitError(
                    f"Invalid metric unit '{unit}', expected either option: {self._metric_unit_valid_options}",
                )

        if isinstance(unit, MetricUnit):
            unit = unit.value

        return unit

    def _add_cold_start_metric(self, context: Any) -> None:
        """Add cold start metric and function_name dimension

        Parameters
        ----------
        context : Any
            Lambda context
        """
        global is_cold_start
        if is_cold_start:
            logger.debug("Adding cold start metric and function_name dimension")
            with single_metric(name="ColdStart", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1, namespace=self.namespace) as metric:
                metric.add_dimension(name="function_name", value=context.function_name)
                if self.service:
                    metric.add_dimension(name="service", value=str(self.service))
                is_cold_start = False

Subclasses

Methods

def add_dimension(self, name: str, value: str) ‑> None

Adds given dimension to all metrics

Example

Add a metric dimensions

metric.add_dimension(name="operation", value="confirm_booking")

Parameters

name : str
Dimension name
value : str
Dimension value
def add_metadata(self, key: str, value: Any) ‑> None

Adds high cardinal metadata for metrics object

This will not be available during metrics visualization. Instead, this will be searchable through logs.

If you're looking to add metadata to filter metrics, then use add_dimensions method.

Example

Add metrics metadata

metric.add_metadata(key="booking_id", value="booking_id")

Parameters

key : str
Metadata key
value : any
Metadata value
def add_metric(self, name: str, unit: MetricUnit | str, value: float, resolution: MetricResolution | int = 60) ‑> None

Adds given metric

Example

Add given metric using MetricUnit enum

metric.add_metric(name="BookingConfirmation", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1)

Add given metric using plain string as value unit

metric.add_metric(name="BookingConfirmation", unit="Count", value=1)

Add given metric with MetricResolution non default value

metric.add_metric(name="BookingConfirmation", unit="Count", value=1, resolution=MetricResolution.High)

Parameters

name : str
Metric name
unit : Union[MetricUnit, str]
aws_lambda_powertools.helper.models.MetricUnit
value : float
Metric value
resolution : Union[MetricResolution, int]
aws_lambda_powertools.helper.models.MetricResolution

Raises

MetricUnitError
When metric unit is not supported by CloudWatch
MetricResolutionError
When metric resolution is not supported by CloudWatch
def clear_metrics(self) ‑> None
def flush_metrics(self, raise_on_empty_metrics: bool = False) ‑> None

Manually flushes the metrics. This is normally not necessary, unless you're running on other runtimes besides Lambda, where the @log_metrics decorator already handles things for you.

Parameters

raise_on_empty_metrics : bool, optional
raise exception if no metrics are emitted, by default False
def log_metrics(self, lambda_handler: Callable[[Dict, Any], Any] | Optional[Callable[[Dict, Any, Optional[Dict]], Any]] = None, capture_cold_start_metric: bool = False, raise_on_empty_metrics: bool = False, default_dimensions: Dict[str, str] | None = None)

Decorator to serialize and publish metrics at the end of a function execution.

Be aware that the log_metrics *does call the decorated function (e.g. lambda_handler).

Example

Lambda function using tracer and metrics decorators

from aws_lambda_powertools import Metrics, Tracer

metrics = Metrics(service="payment")
tracer = Tracer(service="payment")

@tracer.capture_lambda_handler
@metrics.log_metrics
def handler(event, context):
        ...

Parameters

lambda_handler : Callable[[Any, Any], Any], optional
lambda function handler, by default None
capture_cold_start_metric : bool, optional
captures cold start metric, by default False
raise_on_empty_metrics : bool, optional
raise exception if no metrics are emitted, by default False
default_dimensions : Dict[str, str], optional
metric dimensions as key=value that will always be present

Raises

e
Propagate error received
def serialize_metric_set(self, metrics: Dict | None = None, dimensions: Dict | None = None, metadata: Dict | None = None) ‑> Dict

Serializes metric and dimensions set

Parameters

metrics : Dict, optional
Dictionary of metrics to serialize, by default None
dimensions : Dict, optional
Dictionary of dimensions to serialize, by default None
metadata : Dict, optional
Dictionary of metadata to serialize, by default None

Example

Serialize metrics into EMF format

metrics = MetricManager()
# ...add metrics, dimensions, namespace
ret = metrics.serialize_metric_set()

Returns

Dict
Serialized metrics following EMF specification

Raises

SchemaValidationError
Raised when serialization fail schema validation
def set_timestamp(self, timestamp: int | datetime.datetime)

Set the timestamp for the metric.

Parameters:

timestamp: int | datetime.datetime The timestamp to create the metric. If an integer is provided, it is assumed to be the epoch time in milliseconds. If a datetime object is provided, it will be converted to epoch time in milliseconds.

class SingleMetric (metric_set: Dict[str, Any] | None = None, dimension_set: Dict | None = None, namespace: str | None = None, metadata_set: Dict[str, Any] | None = None, service: str | None = None)

SingleMetric creates an EMF object with a single metric.

EMF specification doesn't allow metrics with different dimensions. SingleMetric overrides MetricManager's add_metric method to do just that.

Use single_metric() when you need to create metrics with different dimensions, otherwise Metrics is a more cost effective option

Environment Variables

POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE : str metric namespace

Example

Creates cold start metric with function_version as dimension

import json
from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics import single_metric, MetricUnit, MetricResolution
metric = single_metric(namespace="ServerlessAirline")

metric.add_metric(name="ColdStart", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1, resolution=MetricResolution.Standard)
metric.add_dimension(name="function_version", value=47)

print(json.dumps(metric.serialize_metric_set(), indent=4))

Parameters

MetricManager : MetricManager
Inherits from MetricManager
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class SingleMetric(MetricManager):
    """SingleMetric creates an EMF object with a single metric.

    EMF specification doesn't allow metrics with different dimensions.
    SingleMetric overrides MetricManager's add_metric method to do just that.

    Use `single_metric` when you need to create metrics with different dimensions,
    otherwise `aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.metrics.Metrics` is
    a more cost effective option

    Environment variables
    ---------------------
    POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE : str
        metric namespace

    Example
    -------
    **Creates cold start metric with function_version as dimension**

        import json
        from aws_lambda_powertools.metrics import single_metric, MetricUnit, MetricResolution
        metric = single_metric(namespace="ServerlessAirline")

        metric.add_metric(name="ColdStart", unit=MetricUnit.Count, value=1, resolution=MetricResolution.Standard)
        metric.add_dimension(name="function_version", value=47)

        print(json.dumps(metric.serialize_metric_set(), indent=4))

    Parameters
    ----------
    MetricManager : MetricManager
        Inherits from `aws_lambda_powertools.metrics.base.MetricManager`
    """

    def add_metric(
        self,
        name: str,
        unit: MetricUnit | str,
        value: float,
        resolution: MetricResolution | int = 60,
    ) -> None:
        """Method to prevent more than one metric being created

        Parameters
        ----------
        name : str
            Metric name (e.g. BookingConfirmation)
        unit : MetricUnit
            Metric unit (e.g. "Seconds", MetricUnit.Seconds)
        value : float
            Metric value
        resolution : MetricResolution
            Metric resolution (e.g. 60, MetricResolution.Standard)
        """
        if len(self.metric_set) > 0:
            logger.debug(f"Metric {name} already set, skipping...")
            return
        return super().add_metric(name, unit, value, resolution)

Ancestors

Methods

def add_metric(self, name: str, unit: MetricUnit | str, value: float, resolution: MetricResolution | int = 60) ‑> None

Method to prevent more than one metric being created

Parameters

name : str
Metric name (e.g. BookingConfirmation)
unit : MetricUnit
Metric unit (e.g. "Seconds", MetricUnit.Seconds)
value : float
Metric value
resolution : MetricResolution
Metric resolution (e.g. 60, MetricResolution.Standard)

Inherited members