func (l *RedisInput) averageSortedEvents(sorted_events map[string][]common.MapStr) ([]common.MapStr, error) {
var output_events []common.MapStr
var merged_event common.MapStr
var metric_value_string string
//var metric_value_bytes []byte
metric_value := 0.0
for _, events := range sorted_events {
metric_value = 0.0
merged_event = common.MapStr{}
for _, event := range events {
merged_event.Update(event)
logp.Debug("groupstuff", "metric value: %v", event["metric_value"])
metric_value_string = event["metric_value"].(string)
// metric_value_bytes = []byte(metric_value_string)
// metric_value += float64(common.Bytes_Ntohll(metric_value_bytes))
metric_value_float, err := strconv.ParseFloat(metric_value_string, 65)
if err != nil {
logp.Err("Error parsing metric_value: %v", err)
}
metric_value += metric_value_float
}
logp.Debug("groupstuff", "the summed values is %v", metric_value)
logp.Debug("groupstuff", "the length is %v", float64(len(events)))
metric_value = metric_value / float64(len(events))
logp.Debug("groupstuff", "the avg value is %v", metric_value)
merged_event["metric_value"] = metric_value
output_events = append(output_events, merged_event)
}
return output_events, nil
}
