// MarshalString renders string representation of a Point with specified
// precision. The default precision is nanoseconds.
func (p *Point) MarshalString() string {
pt, err := models.NewPoint(p.Measurement, p.Tags, p.Fields, p.Time)
if err != nil {
return "# ERROR: " + err.Error() + " " + p.Measurement
}
if p.Precision == "" || p.Precision == "ns" || p.Precision == "n" {
return pt.String()
}
return pt.PrecisionString(p.Precision)
}
// NewPoint returns a point with the given timestamp. If a timestamp is not
// given, then data is sent to the database without a timestamp, in which case
// the server will assign local time upon reception. NOTE: it is recommended
// to send data without a timestamp.
func NewPoint(
name string,
tags map[string]string,
fields map[string]interface{},
t ...time.Time,
) (*Point, error) {
var T time.Time
if len(t) > 0 {
T = t[0]
}
pt, err := models.NewPoint(name, tags, fields, T)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return &Point{
pt: pt,
}, nil
}