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+Add a Bean regex for stream thread metrics for Confluent version >=5.5.0. Previously, Stream Thread Metrics were not collected. Also added one useful attribute for debugging stream thread performance.
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diff --git a/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/metrics.yaml b/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/metrics.yaml
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--- a/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/metrics.yaml
+++ b/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/metrics.yaml
@@ -1600,7 +1600,107 @@ jmx_metrics:
         
 
   # Components Metrics:
-  #   - Confluent Streams Thread: https://docs.confluent.io/current/streams/monitoring.html#built-in-metrics
+  #   - Confluent Streams Thread: https://docs.confluent.io/current/streams/monitoring.html#thread-metrics
+  - include:
+      domain: kafka.streams
+      bean_regex: kafka\.streams:type=stream-thread-metrics,thread-id=.*
+      attribute:
+        blocked-time-ns-total:
+          # The total time the Kafka Streams thread spent blocked on Kafka since it was started, in nanoseconds (ns).
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        commit-latency-avg:
+          # The average value of commit-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        commit-latency-max:
+          # The maximum value of commit-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        commit-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of commit calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        commit-total:
+          # The total number of commit calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        poll-latency-avg:
+          # The average value of poll-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        poll-latency-max:
+          # The maximum value of poll-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        poll-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of poll calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        poll-total:
+          # The total number of poll calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        process-latency-avg:
+          # The average value of process-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        process-latency-max:
+          # The maximum value of process-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        process-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of process calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        process-total:
+          # The total number of process calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        punctuate-latency-avg:
+          # The average value of punctuate-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        punctuate-latency-max:
+          # The maximum value of punctuate-latency.
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        punctuate-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of punctuate calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        punctuate-total:
+          # The total number of punctuate calls
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        skipped-records-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of skipped records
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        skipped-records-total:
+          # The total number of skipped records
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        task-closed-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of closed tasks
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        task-closed-total:
+          # The total number of closed tasks
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        task-created-rate:
+          # The average per-second number of newly created tasks
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+        task-created-total:
+          # The total number of newly created tasks
+          alias: confluent.$domain.stream.$attribute
+          metric_type: gauge
+
+  # Components Metrics:
+  #   - Confluent Streams Thread: https://docs.confluent.io/legacy/platform/5.4.10/streams/monitoring.html#built-in-metrics
+  # For backwards compatibility with at least version 5.4.10 of confluent platform
   - include:
       domain: kafka.streams
       bean_regex: kafka\.streams:type=stream-metrics,client-id=.*