process/metrics: have metrics suffix default to dev/release status (#2073)

What: this will make it so release binaries default to whatever-release instead of whatever-dev in metrics collection

Why: So we can monitor release binaries with default configuration without getting drowned out by dev binaries

pkg/cfgstruct/bind.go

@@ -287,25 +287,31 @@ func SetupFlag(log *zap.Logger, cmd *cobra.Command, dest *string, name, value, u
 	}
 }
 
+// DefaultsType returns the type of defaults (release/dev) this binary should use
+func DefaultsType() string {
+	// define a flag so that the flag parsing system will be happy.
+	defaults := strings.ToLower(FindDefaultsParam())
+	if defaults != "" {
+		return defaults
+	}
+	if version.Build.Release {
+		return "release"
+	}
+	return "dev"
+}
+
 // DefaultsFlag sets up the defaults=dev/release flag options, which is needed
 // before `flag.Parse` has been called
 func DefaultsFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) BindOpt {
 	// define a flag so that the flag parsing system will be happy.
-	defaults := "dev"
+	defaults := DefaultsType()
-	if version.Build.Release {
+
-		defaults = "release"
-	}
 	// we're actually going to ignore this flag entirely and parse the commandline
 	// arguments early instead
 	_ = cmd.PersistentFlags().String("defaults", defaults,
 		"determines which set of configuration defaults to use. can either be 'dev' or 'release'")
 
-	foundDefaults := strings.ToLower(FindDefaultsParam())
+	switch defaults {
-	if foundDefaults == "" {
-		foundDefaults = defaults
-	}
-
-	switch foundDefaults {
 	case "dev":
 		return UseDevDefaults()
 	case "release":

pkg/process/metrics.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/spacemonkeygo/monkit.v2/environment"
 
 	"storj.io/storj/internal/version"
+	"storj.io/storj/pkg/cfgstruct"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/identity"
 	"storj.io/storj/pkg/telemetry"
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 	metricInterval  = flag.Duration("metrics.interval", telemetry.DefaultInterval, "how frequently to send up telemetry")
 	metricCollector = flag.String("metrics.addr", "collectora.storj.io:9000", "address to send telemetry to")
 	metricApp       = flag.String("metrics.app", filepath.Base(os.Args[0]), "application name for telemetry identification")
-	metricAppSuffix = flag.String("metrics.app-suffix", "-dev", "application suffix")
+	metricAppSuffix = flag.String("metrics.app-suffix", "-"+cfgstruct.DefaultsType(), "application suffix")
 )
 
 // InitMetrics initializes telemetry reporting. Makes a telemetry.Client and calls

scripts/testdata/satellite-config.yaml.lock

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ kademlia.operator.wallet: ""
 # metrics.app: "satellite"
 
 # application suffix
-# metrics.app-suffix: "-dev"
+# metrics.app-suffix: "-release"
 
 # how frequently to send up telemetry
 # metrics.interval: 1m0s