Remove group label from compact metrics

Compaction metrics have too high a cardinality, causing metric bloat on
large installations. The group information is better suited to logs.
* Add a `resolution` label to the compaction counters.

Fixes: #5841

Signed-off-by: SuperQ <superq@gmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ We use *breaking :warning:* to mark changes that are not backward compatible (re
 ### Changed
 
 - [#6035](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pull/6035) Replicate: Support all types of matchers to match blocks for replication. Change matcher parameter from string slice to a single string.
+- [#6049](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pull/6049) compact: Remove group label from compact metrics.
 
 ### Fixed
 - [#5995] (https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/pull/5993) Sidecar: Loads the TLS certificate during startup.

pkg/compact/compact.go

@@ -256,23 +256,23 @@ func NewDefaultGrouper(
 		compactions: promauto.With(reg).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "thanos_compact_group_compactions_total",
 			Help: "Total number of group compaction attempts that resulted in a new block.",
-		}, []string{"group"}),
+		}, []string{"resolution"}),
 		compactionRunsStarted: promauto.With(reg).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "thanos_compact_group_compaction_runs_started_total",
 			Help: "Total number of group compaction attempts.",
-		}, []string{"group"}),
+		}, []string{"resolution"}),
 		compactionRunsCompleted: promauto.With(reg).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "thanos_compact_group_compaction_runs_completed_total",
 			Help: "Total number of group completed compaction runs. This also includes compactor group runs that resulted with no compaction.",
-		}, []string{"group"}),
+		}, []string{"resolution"}),
 		compactionFailures: promauto.With(reg).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "thanos_compact_group_compactions_failures_total",
 			Help: "Total number of failed group compactions.",
-		}, []string{"group"}),
+		}, []string{"resolution"}),
 		verticalCompactions: promauto.With(reg).NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "thanos_compact_group_vertical_compactions_total",
 			Help: "Total number of group compaction attempts that resulted in a new block based on overlapping blocks.",
-		}, []string{"group"}),
+		}, []string{"resolution"}),
 		blocksMarkedForNoCompact:      blocksMarkedForNoCompact,
 		garbageCollectedBlocks:        garbageCollectedBlocks,
 		blocksMarkedForDeletion:       blocksMarkedForDeletion,
@@ -291,19 +291,20 @@ func (g *DefaultGrouper) Groups(blocks map[ulid.ULID]*metadata.Meta) (res []*Gro
 		group, ok := groups[groupKey]
 		if !ok {
 			lbls := labels.FromMap(m.Thanos.Labels)
+			resolutionLabel := fmt.Sprintf("%d", m.Thanos.Downsample.Resolution)
 			group, err = NewGroup(
-				log.With(g.logger, "group", fmt.Sprintf("%d@%v", m.Thanos.Downsample.Resolution, lbls.String()), "groupKey", groupKey),
+				log.With(g.logger, "group", fmt.Sprintf("%s@%v", resolutionLabel, lbls.String()), "groupKey", groupKey),
 				g.bkt,
 				groupKey,
 				lbls,
 				m.Thanos.Downsample.Resolution,
 				g.acceptMalformedIndex,
 				g.enableVerticalCompaction,
-				g.compactions.WithLabelValues(groupKey),
-				g.compactionRunsStarted.WithLabelValues(groupKey),
-				g.compactionRunsCompleted.WithLabelValues(groupKey),
-				g.compactionFailures.WithLabelValues(groupKey),
-				g.verticalCompactions.WithLabelValues(groupKey),
+				g.compactions.WithLabelValues(resolutionLabel),
+				g.compactionRunsStarted.WithLabelValues(resolutionLabel),
+				g.compactionRunsCompleted.WithLabelValues(resolutionLabel),
+				g.compactionFailures.WithLabelValues(resolutionLabel),
+				g.verticalCompactions.WithLabelValues(resolutionLabel),
 				g.garbageCollectedBlocks,
 				g.blocksMarkedForDeletion,
 				g.blocksMarkedForNoCompact,
@@ -492,8 +493,8 @@ func (cg *Group) Resolution() int64 {
 
 // CompactProgressMetrics contains Prometheus metrics related to compaction progress.
 type CompactProgressMetrics struct {
-	NumberOfCompactionRuns   *prometheus.GaugeVec
-	NumberOfCompactionBlocks *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	NumberOfCompactionRuns   prometheus.Gauge
+	NumberOfCompactionBlocks prometheus.Gauge
 }
 
 // ProgressCalculator calculates the progress of the compaction process for a given slice of Groups.
@@ -512,14 +513,14 @@ func NewCompactionProgressCalculator(reg prometheus.Registerer, planner *tsdbBas
 	return &CompactionProgressCalculator{
 		planner: planner,
 		CompactProgressMetrics: &CompactProgressMetrics{
-			NumberOfCompactionRuns: promauto.With(reg).NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			NumberOfCompactionRuns: promauto.With(reg).NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 				Name: "thanos_compact_todo_compactions",
 				Help: "number of compactions to be done",
-			}, []string{"group"}),
-			NumberOfCompactionBlocks: promauto.With(reg).NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			}),
+			NumberOfCompactionBlocks: promauto.With(reg).NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 				Name: "thanos_compact_todo_compaction_blocks",
 				Help: "number of blocks planned to be compacted",
-			}, []string{"group"}),
+			}),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -568,20 +569,20 @@ func (ps *CompactionProgressCalculator) ProgressCalculate(ctx context.Context, g
 		groups = tmpGroups
 	}
 
-	ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionRuns.Reset()
-	ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionBlocks.Reset()
+	ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionRuns.Set(0)
+	ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionBlocks.Set(0)
 
 	for key, iters := range groupCompactions {
-		ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionRuns.WithLabelValues(key).Add(float64(iters))
-		ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionBlocks.WithLabelValues(key).Add(float64(groupBlocks[key]))
+		ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionRuns.Add(float64(iters))
+		ps.CompactProgressMetrics.NumberOfCompactionBlocks.Add(float64(groupBlocks[key]))
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // DownsampleProgressMetrics contains Prometheus metrics related to downsampling progress.
 type DownsampleProgressMetrics struct {
-	NumberOfBlocksDownsampled *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	NumberOfBlocksDownsampled prometheus.Gauge
 }
 
 // DownsampleProgressCalculator contains DownsampleMetrics, which are updated during the downsampling simulation process.
@@ -593,10 +594,10 @@ type DownsampleProgressCalculator struct {
 func NewDownsampleProgressCalculator(reg prometheus.Registerer) *DownsampleProgressCalculator {
 	return &DownsampleProgressCalculator{
 		DownsampleProgressMetrics: &DownsampleProgressMetrics{
-			NumberOfBlocksDownsampled: promauto.With(reg).NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			NumberOfBlocksDownsampled: promauto.With(reg).NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 				Name: "thanos_compact_todo_downsample_blocks",
 				Help: "number of blocks to be downsampled",
-			}, []string{"group"}),
+			}),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -666,17 +667,17 @@ func (ds *DownsampleProgressCalculator) ProgressCalculate(ctx context.Context, g
 		}
 	}
 
-	ds.DownsampleProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksDownsampled.Reset()
-	for key, blocks := range groupBlocks {
-		ds.DownsampleProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksDownsampled.WithLabelValues(key).Add(float64(blocks))
+	ds.DownsampleProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksDownsampled.Set(0)
+	for _, blocks := range groupBlocks {
+		ds.DownsampleProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksDownsampled.Add(float64(blocks))
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // RetentionProgressMetrics contains Prometheus metrics related to retention progress.
 type RetentionProgressMetrics struct {
-	NumberOfBlocksToDelete *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	NumberOfBlocksToDelete prometheus.Gauge
 }
 
 // RetentionProgressCalculator contains RetentionProgressMetrics, which are updated during the retention simulation process.
@@ -690,10 +691,10 @@ func NewRetentionProgressCalculator(reg prometheus.Registerer, retentionByResolu
 	return &RetentionProgressCalculator{
 		retentionByResolution: retentionByResolution,
 		RetentionProgressMetrics: &RetentionProgressMetrics{
-			NumberOfBlocksToDelete: promauto.With(reg).NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			NumberOfBlocksToDelete: promauto.With(reg).NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 				Name: "thanos_compact_todo_deletion_blocks",
 				Help: "number of blocks that have crossed their retention period",
-			}, []string{"group"}),
+			}),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -715,9 +716,9 @@ func (rs *RetentionProgressCalculator) ProgressCalculate(ctx context.Context, gr
 		}
 	}
 
-	rs.RetentionProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksToDelete.Reset()
-	for key, blocks := range groupBlocks {
-		rs.RetentionProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksToDelete.WithLabelValues(key).Add(float64(blocks))
+	rs.RetentionProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksToDelete.Set(0)
+	for _, blocks := range groupBlocks {
+		rs.RetentionProgressMetrics.NumberOfBlocksToDelete.Add(float64(blocks))
 	}
 
 	return nil