Aspersa, a new opensource toolkit
Some of the utilities we were adding to Maatkit really did not belong there. Yes, this included some of the functionality in the now-retired mk-audit tool. We really learned a lesson about what it’s possible to support, design, spec, code, and test in a single tool.
I’ve moved those tools to a new project, Aspersa. Some folks are revolting and calling it Asparagus, because apparently that’s easier to say. Aspersa is the name of the common garden snail, which turns out to be a fascinating creature. It is also slow. Draw your own conclusions.
This project is more of a home for simple scripts and snippets — a simple place I can grab all the little utilities I use to make my life easy. There is a “summary” tool that largely replaces mk-audit’s functionality outside the database, and I plan to add a “mysql-summary” tool to summarize the database.
I don’t plan to make “releases.” You get the tools with wget directly from SVN trunk. There is no separate website, and little to no documentation, but there is a mailing list, and you’re invited to join and contribute.
I don’t think it’s nice to call people ‘revolting’ just because they prefer a different pronunciation ;)
Scott
21 Apr 10 at 12:37 pm
I should have added a smiley face. I think Ryan Lowe (oops, I named him) doesn’t mind being called a revolutionary. It’s kind of like being called a superhero.
Xaprb
21 Apr 10 at 12:48 pm
Well, snails taste good too – ask the French! And I guess if you’re a vegetarian you’d eat asparagus instead so for an SF foodie I see the connection!
I’m glad you put mk-audit’s functionality somewhere. Ryan got me addicted to it….
erin
21 Apr 10 at 1:39 pm
I’m guilty of calling it aspargus as well. Not because it’s easier to say, but because I like to test Baron’s sense of humor ;)
Morgan Tocker
21 Apr 10 at 9:43 pm
Grrr! Grrr! Subversive elements.
Xaprb
22 Apr 10 at 9:09 am
I have slightly modified a few lines of your bt-aggregate for jstack analysis. Nothing new.. but it helps me many ways for months. Please check this out:
http://github.com/josephjang/seashells/blob/master/jstack-aggregate
Joseph Jang
22 Apr 10 at 11:29 am
I’d love it if you submit the patch to an issue in the issue tracker, or commit to SVN.
Xaprb
22 Apr 10 at 11:44 am
Very cool! I actually mentioned Aspersa in my “MySQL DBA Toolbox” talk at last week’s MySQL conference :)
http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2010/public/schedule/detail/13268
Keep up the good work!
LenZ
23 Apr 10 at 3:37 pm
Thanks! I missed that talk, but just looked through the slides. So much to catch up on…
Xaprb
24 Apr 10 at 12:58 pm