Collect Cloudwatch metrics from the same timestamp

CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Change ECS field cloud.provider to aws. {pull}11023[11023]
 - Add documentation about jolokia autodiscover fields. {issue}10925[10925] {pull}10979[10979]
 - Add missing aws.ec2.instance.state.name into fields.yml. {issue}11219[11219] {pull}11221[11221]
+- Fix ec2 metricset to collect metrics from Cloudwatch with the same timestamp. {pull}11142[11142]
 
 *Packetbeat*
 

metricbeat/docs/modules/aws.asciidoc

@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html[Te
 aws> sts get-session-token --serial-number arn:aws:iam::1234:mfa/your-email@example.com --token-code 456789 --duration-seconds 129600
 ----
 
-Since temporary security credentials are short term, after they expire, the user needs to generate new ones and modify
-the aws.yml config file with the new credentials. This will cause data loss if the config file is not update with new
+Because temporary security credentials are short term, after they expire, the user needs to generate new ones and modify
+the aws.yml config file with the new credentials. Unless https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/_live_reloading.html[live reloading]
+feature is enabled for Metricbeat, the user needs to manually restart Metricbeat after updating the config file in order
+to continue collecting Cloudwatch metrics. This will cause data loss if the config file is not updated with new
 credentials before the old ones expire. For Metricbeat, we recommend users to use access keys in config file to enable
 aws module making AWS api calls without have to generate new temporary credentials and update the config frequently.
 

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/_meta/docs.asciidoc

@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp.html[Te
 aws> sts get-session-token --serial-number arn:aws:iam::1234:mfa/your-email@example.com --token-code 456789 --duration-seconds 129600
 ----
 
-Since temporary security credentials are short term, after they expire, the user needs to generate new ones and modify
-the aws.yml config file with the new credentials. This will cause data loss if the config file is not update with new
+Because temporary security credentials are short term, after they expire, the user needs to generate new ones and modify
+the aws.yml config file with the new credentials. Unless https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/_live_reloading.html[live reloading]
+feature is enabled for Metricbeat, the user needs to manually restart Metricbeat after updating the config file in order
+to continue collecting Cloudwatch metrics. This will cause data loss if the config file is not updated with new
 credentials before the old ones expire. For Metricbeat, we recommend users to use access keys in config file to enable
 aws module making AWS api calls without have to generate new temporary credentials and update the config frequently.
 

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/ec2/ec2.go

@@ -166,12 +166,22 @@ func createCloudWatchEvents(getMetricDataResults []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult,
 
 	// AWS EC2 Metrics
 	mapOfMetricSetFieldResults := make(map[string]interface{})
-	for _, output := range getMetricDataResults {
-		if len(output.Values) == 0 {
-			continue
+
+	// Find a timestamp for all metrics in output
+	timestamp := aws.FindTimestamp(getMetricDataResults)
+	if !timestamp.IsZero() {
+		for _, output := range getMetricDataResults {
+			if len(output.Values) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			exists, timestampIdx := aws.CheckTimestampInArray(timestamp, output.Timestamps)
+			if exists {
+				labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
+				if len(output.Values) > timestampIdx {
+					mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[1]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[timestampIdx])
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
-		mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[1]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[0])
 	}
 
 	resultMetricSetFields, err := aws.EventMapping(mapOfMetricSetFieldResults, schemaMetricSetFields)
@@ -181,8 +191,9 @@ func createCloudWatchEvents(getMetricDataResults []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult,
 	}
 
 	if len(mapOfMetricSetFieldResults) <= 11 {
-		info = "Missing Cloudwatch data for instance " + instanceID + ". This is expected for a new instance during the " +
-			"first data collection. If this shows up multiple times, please recheck the period setting in config."
+		info = "Missing Cloudwatch data for instance " + instanceID + ". This is expected for non-running instances or " +
+			"a new instance during the first data collection. If this shows up multiple times, please recheck the period " +
+			"setting in config."
 	}
 
 	instanceStateName, err := instanceOutput.State.Name.MarshalValue()

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/ec2/ec2_integration_test.go

@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 		mtest.CheckEventField("service.name", "string", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.availability_zone", "string", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.provider", "string", event, t)
-		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.image.id", "string", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.instance.id", "string", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.machine.type", "string", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.provider", "string", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cloud.region", "string", event, t)
+		mtest.CheckEventField("instance.image.id", "string", event, t)
+		mtest.CheckEventField("instance.state.name", "string", event, t)
+		mtest.CheckEventField("instance.state.code", "int", event, t)
+		mtest.CheckEventField("instance.monitoring.state", "string", event, t)
+		mtest.CheckEventField("instance.core.count", "int", event, t)
+		mtest.CheckEventField("instance.threads_per_core", "int", event, t)
+
 		// MetricSetField
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cpu.total.pct", "float", event, t)
 		mtest.CheckEventField("cpu.credit_usage", "float", event, t)

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/ec2/ec2_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package ec2
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	awssdk "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/cloudwatch"
@@ -165,27 +166,32 @@ func TestCreateCloudWatchEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(instanceIDs))
 	instanceID := instanceIDs[0]
 	assert.Equal(t, instanceID, instanceID)
+	timestamp := time.Now()
 
 	getMetricDataOutput := []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult{
 		{
-			Id:     &id1,
-			Label:  &label1,
-			Values: []float64{0.25},
+			Id:         &id1,
+			Label:      &label1,
+			Values:     []float64{0.25},
+			Timestamps: []time.Time{timestamp},
 		},
 		{
-			Id:     &id2,
-			Label:  &label2,
-			Values: []float64{0.0},
+			Id:         &id2,
+			Label:      &label2,
+			Values:     []float64{0.0},
+			Timestamps: []time.Time{timestamp},
 		},
 		{
-			Id:     &id3,
-			Label:  &label3,
-			Values: []float64{0.0},
+			Id:         &id3,
+			Label:      &label3,
+			Values:     []float64{0.0},
+			Timestamps: []time.Time{timestamp},
 		},
 		{
-			Id:     &id4,
-			Label:  &label4,
-			Values: []float64{0.0},
+			Id:         &id4,
+			Label:      &label4,
+			Values:     []float64{0.0},
+			Timestamps: []time.Time{timestamp},
 		},
 	}
 

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/mtest/integration.go

@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ func compareType(metricValue interface{}, expectedType string, metricName string
 	switch metricValue.(type) {
 	case float64:
 		if expectedType != "float" {
-			err = errors.New("Failed: Field " + metricName + "is not in type " + expectedType)
+			err = errors.New("Failed: Field " + metricName + " is not in type " + expectedType)
 		}
 	case string:
 		if expectedType != "string" {
-			err = errors.New("Failed: Field " + metricName + "is not in type " + expectedType)
+			err = errors.New("Failed: Field " + metricName + " is not in type " + expectedType)
 		}
 	case int64:
 		if expectedType != "int" {
-			err = errors.New("Failed: Field " + metricName + "is not in type " + expectedType)
+			err = errors.New("Failed: Field " + metricName + " is not in type " + expectedType)
 		}
 	}
 	return

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/s3_daily_storage/s3_daily_storage.go

@@ -204,14 +204,20 @@ func createCloudWatchEvents(outputs []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult, regionName st
 
 	// AWS s3_daily_storage metrics
 	mapOfMetricSetFieldResults := make(map[string]interface{})
+
 	// Find a timestamp for all metrics in output
-	if len(outputs) > 0 && len(outputs[0].Timestamps) > 0 {
-		timestamp := outputs[0].Timestamps[0]
+	timestamp := aws.FindTimestamp(outputs)
+	if !timestamp.IsZero() {
 		for _, output := range outputs {
-			labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
-			// check timestamp to make sure metrics come from the same timestamp
-			if len(labels) == 3 && labels[0] == bucketName && len(output.Values) > 0 && output.Timestamps[0] == timestamp {
-				mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[2]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[0])
+			if len(output.Values) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			exists, timestampIdx := aws.CheckTimestampInArray(timestamp, output.Timestamps)
+			if exists {
+				labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
+				if labels[0] == bucketName && len(output.Values) > timestampIdx {
+					mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[2]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[timestampIdx])
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/s3_request/s3_request.go

@@ -205,14 +205,20 @@ func createS3RequestEvents(outputs []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult, regionName str
 
 	// AWS s3_request metrics
 	mapOfMetricSetFieldResults := make(map[string]interface{})
+
 	// Find a timestamp for all metrics in output
-	if len(outputs) > 0 && len(outputs[0].Timestamps) > 0 {
-		timestamp := outputs[0].Timestamps[0]
+	timestamp := aws.FindTimestamp(outputs)
+	if !timestamp.IsZero() {
 		for _, output := range outputs {
-			labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
-			// check timestamp to make sure metrics come from the same timestamp
-			if len(labels) == 3 && labels[0] == bucketName && len(output.Values) > 0 && output.Timestamps[0] == timestamp {
-				mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[2]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[0])
+			if len(output.Values) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			exists, timestampIdx := aws.CheckTimestampInArray(timestamp, output.Timestamps)
+			if exists {
+				labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
+				if labels[0] == bucketName && len(output.Values) > timestampIdx {
+					mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[2]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[timestampIdx])
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/sqs/sqs.go

@@ -180,15 +180,22 @@ func createEventPerQueue(getMetricDataResults []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult, que
 
 	// AWS sqs metrics
 	mapOfMetricSetFieldResults := make(map[string]interface{})
-	for _, output := range getMetricDataResults {
-		if len(output.Values) == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
-		if labels[0] != queueName {
-			continue
+
+	// Find a timestamp for all metrics in output
+	timestamp := aws.FindTimestamp(getMetricDataResults)
+	if !timestamp.IsZero() {
+		for _, output := range getMetricDataResults {
+			if len(output.Values) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			exists, timestampIdx := aws.CheckTimestampInArray(timestamp, output.Timestamps)
+			if exists {
+				labels := strings.Split(*output.Label, " ")
+				if labels[0] == queueName && len(output.Values) > timestampIdx {
+					mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[1]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[timestampIdx])
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		mapOfMetricSetFieldResults[labels[1]] = fmt.Sprint(output.Values[0])
 	}
 
 	resultMetricSetFields, err := aws.EventMapping(mapOfMetricSetFieldResults, schemaMetricFields)

x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/utils.go

@@ -84,3 +84,55 @@ func GetMetricDataResults(metricDataQueries []cloudwatch.MetricDataQuery, svc cl
 func EventMapping(input map[string]interface{}, schema s.Schema) (common.MapStr, error) {
 	return schema.Apply(input, s.FailOnRequired)
 }
+
+// CheckTimestampInArray checks if input timestamp exists in timestampArray and if it exists, return the position.
+func CheckTimestampInArray(timestamp time.Time, timestampArray []time.Time) (bool, int) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(timestampArray); i++ {
+		if timestamp.Equal(timestampArray[i]) {
+			return true, i
+		}
+	}
+	return false, -1
+}
+
+// FindTimestamp function checks MetricDataResults and find the timestamp to collect metrics from.
+// For example, MetricDataResults might look like:
+// metricDataResults =  [{
+//	 Id: "sqs0",
+//   Label: "testName SentMessageSize",
+//   StatusCode: Complete,
+//   Timestamps: [2019-03-11 17:45:00 +0000 UTC],
+//   Values: [981]
+// } {
+//	 Id: "sqs1",
+//	 Label: "testName NumberOfMessagesSent",
+//	 StatusCode: Complete,
+//	 Timestamps: [2019-03-11 17:45:00 +0000 UTC,2019-03-11 17:40:00 +0000 UTC],
+//	 Values: [0.5,0]
+// }]
+// This case, we are collecting values for both metrics from timestamp 2019-03-11 17:45:00 +0000 UTC.
+func FindTimestamp(getMetricDataResults []cloudwatch.MetricDataResult) time.Time {
+	timestamp := time.Time{}
+	for _, output := range getMetricDataResults {
+		// When there are outputs with one timestamp, use this timestamp.
+		if output.Timestamps != nil && len(output.Timestamps) == 1 {
+			// Use the first timestamp from Timestamps field to collect the latest data.
+			timestamp = output.Timestamps[0]
+			return timestamp
+		}
+	}
+
+	// When there is no output with one timestamp, use the latest timestamp from timestamp list.
+	if timestamp.IsZero() {
+		for _, output := range getMetricDataResults {
+			// When there are outputs with one timestamp, use this timestamp
+			if output.Timestamps != nil && len(output.Timestamps) > 1 {
+				// Example Timestamps: [2019-03-11 17:36:00 +0000 UTC,2019-03-11 17:31:00 +0000 UTC]
+				timestamp = output.Timestamps[0]
+				return timestamp
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return timestamp
+}