1# OpenCensus SignalFx Stats Exporter 2 3The _OpenCensus SignalFx Stats Exporter_ is a stats exporter that 4exports data to [SignalFx](https://signalfx.com), a real-time monitoring 5solution for cloud and distributed applications. SignalFx ingests that 6data and offers various visualizations on charts, dashboards and service 7maps, as well as real-time anomaly detection. 8 9## Quickstart 10 11### Prerequisites 12 13To use this exporter, you must have a [SignalFx](https://signalfx.com) 14account and corresponding [data ingest 15token](https://docs.signalfx.com/en/latest/admin-guide/tokens.html). 16 17#### Java versions 18 19This exporter requires Java 7 or above. 20 21### Add the dependencies to your project 22 23For Maven add to your `pom.xml`: 24 25```xml 26<dependencies> 27 <dependency> 28 <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId> 29 <artifactId>opencensus-api</artifactId> 30 <version>0.16.1</version> 31 </dependency> 32 <dependency> 33 <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId> 34 <artifactId>opencensus-exporter-stats-signalfx</artifactId> 35 <version>0.16.1</version> 36 </dependency> 37 <dependency> 38 <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId> 39 <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId> 40 <version>0.16.1</version> 41 <scope>runtime</scope> 42 </dependency> 43</dependencies> 44``` 45 46For Gradle add to your dependencies: 47 48``` 49compile 'io.opencensus:opencensus-api:0.16.1' 50compile 'io.opencensus:opencensus-exporter-stats-signalfx:0.16.1' 51runtime 'io.opencensus:opencensus-impl:0.16.1' 52``` 53 54### Register the exporter 55 56```java 57public class MyMainClass { 58 public static void main(String[] args) { 59 // SignalFx token is read from Java system properties. 60 // Stats will be reported every second by default. 61 SignalFxStatsExporter.create(SignalFxStatsConfiguration.builder().build()); 62 } 63} 64``` 65 66If you want to pass in the token yourself, or set a different reporting 67interval, use: 68 69```java 70// Use token "your_signalfx_token" and report every 5 seconds. 71SignalFxStatsExporter.create( 72 SignalFxStatsConfiguration.builder() 73 .setToken("your_signalfx_token") 74 .setExportInterval(Duration.create(5, 0)) 75 .build()); 76``` 77