system.go

package system

import (
	"flag"
	"sync"

	"github.com/elastic/beats/metricbeat/mb"
)

var (
	HostFS = flag.String("system.hostfs", "", "mountpoint of the host's filesystem for use in monitoring a host from within a container")
)

var once sync.Once

func init() {
	// Register the ModuleFactory function for the "system" module.
	if err := mb.Registry.AddModule("system", NewModule); err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}

type Module struct {
	mb.BaseModule
	HostFS string // Mountpoint of the host's filesystem for use in monitoring inside a container.
}

func NewModule(base mb.BaseModule) (mb.Module, error) {
	// This only needs to be configured once for all system modules.
	once.Do(func() {
		initModule()
	})

	return &Module{BaseModule: base, HostFS: *HostFS}, nil
}