func collectStats(db *sqlx.DB, pool *redis.Pool, client *statsd.StatsdClient) { ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 5) for _ = range ticker.C { stats := db.Stats() oc := stats.OpenConnections active := pool.ActiveCount() client.Gauge("dbconnections", int64(oc)) client.Gauge("redisconnections", int64(active)) } }