Brian Candler wrote: > On Tuesday, 4 January 2022 at 10:51:45 UTC Victor Sudakov wrote: > > > This "@" modifier seems quite useful. I had not had it enabled before > > this conversation with you. Now I'll be using it more often. > > > > Do you happen to know why it is disabled by default? > > > > I'm guessing because it's experimental and might be withdrawn if it's > decided not to be worth the hassle of maintaining it going forward. > > You don't need it when using the HTTP API > <https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/querying/api/#instant-queries> > anyway: you specify the time you want the instant query to be evaluated > at. The web interface, which is just a front-end onto the HTTP API, also > lets you specify the evaluation time. So I was using "@timestamp" > generically to mean "expression evaluated at that time"; it doesn't have to > be literal PromQL.
So, the "@timestamp" modifier and the "Evaluation time" selector in the Prometheus Web UI are the same? I see. But the "@timestamp" modifier in PromQL is more demonstrative IMHO. Also, if PromQL is a query language, it should be self-sufficient. Thanks again for clarification. -- Victor Sudakov VAS4-RIPE http://vas.tomsk.ru/ 2:5005/49@fidonet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prometheus Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/YdUGXDfpJ2Svmy3A%40admin.sibptus.ru.
