Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: datadog-checks-base
Version: 1.4.0
Summary: The Datadog Check Toolkit
Home-page: https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core
Author: Datadog
Author-email: packages@datadoghq.com
License: BSD
Description: # Datadog Checks Base
        
        ## Overview
        
        This package provides the Python bits needed by the [Datadog Agent][1]
        to run Agent-based Integrations (also known as _Checks_).
        
        This _Check toolkit_ is used in two scenarios:
        
         1. When used from within the Python interpreter embedded in the Agent, it
         provides all the base classes and utilities needed by any Check.
        
         2. When installed in a local environment with a regular Python interpreter, it
         mocks the presence of a running Agent so checks can work in standalone mode,
         mostly useful for testing and development.
        
        ## Installation
        
        Checks from [integrations-core][2] already
        use the toolkit in a transparent way when you run the tests with Tox but you can
        install the toolkit locally and play with it:
        ```
        pip install git+https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent-tk.git
        ```
        
        ## Development
        
        Create a dedicated virtualenv and follow the instructions in this paragraph
        to work with the check.
        
        To install the check in dev mode:
        ```
        pip install -e .[dev]
        ```
        
        To build the wheel package:
        ```
        python setup.py bdist_wheel
        ```
        
        To run the tests, [install tox][3] and just run:
        ```
        tox
        ```
        
        ## Troubleshooting
        Need help? Contact [Datadog Support][4].
        
        [1]: https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent
        [2]: https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core
        [3]: https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html
        [4]: https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/
        
Keywords: datadog agent checks
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Monitoring
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
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