metrics.js

import StatsD from 'node-statsd'

const environment = process.env.NODE_ENV
const graphite = process.env.GRAPHITE_HOST

if (graphite == null) {
  throw new Error('Graphite host not configured!')
}

const options = {
  host: graphite,
  port: 8125,
  prefix: `${environment}.slashz.`,
}

const metrics = new StatsD(options)

export default metrics;