Unable to create standalone carbon relay

[sonnysideup]

carbon-relay.py fails to execute after using the following recipe/LWRP:

include_recipe "graphite::carbon"

graphite_carbon_relay "i_stand_alone" do
  config(...) # them details
end

and here's the exception that is thrown:

I checked the system and confirmed that pip never installed "whisper" on the system.

The graphite_carbon_cache LWRP installs "whisper" using a backend attribute whereas graphite_carbon_relay is lacking this sub-operation.

I can understand the reasoning behind forgoing a backend install (i.e. whisper ) when creating a relay, but the fact remains that the carbon-relay daemon will not launch without it.

[sonnysideup]

I just noticed that the same condition exists when using the graphite::web recipe. Does it really make sense to force users to invoke the graphite_storage LWRP in order to use any facet of this library?

[joelgriffiths]

Sorry if it's a dumb question, but what is the workaround for this?

[sonnysideup]

Just make sure you invoke the storage LWRP when you're creating a standalone relay.

graphite_storage 'default'

[damacus]

Closing this issue down as it looks like it's solved.

Thanks all!

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