baseftrwapp/baseftapp.go
func OutputMetricsIfRequired(graphiteTCPAddress string, graphitePrefix string, logMetrics bool) {
	if graphiteTCPAddress != "" {
		addr, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", graphiteTCPAddress)
		go graphite.Graphite(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 5*time.Second, graphitePrefix, addr)
	}
	if logMetrics { //useful locally
		//messy use of the 'standard' log package here as this method takes the log struct, not an interface, so can't use logrus.Logger
		go metrics.Log(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 60*time.Second, standardLog.New(os.Stdout, "metrics", standardLog.Lmicroseconds))
	}
}
func OutputMetricsIfRequired(graphiteTCPAddress string, graphitePrefix string, logMetrics bool) {
	if graphiteTCPAddress != "" {
		addr, _ := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", graphiteTCPAddress)
		go graphite.Graphite(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 5*time.Second, graphitePrefix, addr)
	}
	if logMetrics { //useful locally
		//messy use of the 'standard' log package here as this method takes the log struct, not an interface, so can't use logrus.Logger
		go metrics.Log(metrics.DefaultRegistry, 60*time.Second, standardLog.New(os.Stdout, "metrics", standardLog.Lmicroseconds))
	}
}
//OutputMetricsIfRequired will send metrics to Graphite if a non-empty graphiteTCPAddress is passed in, or to the standard log if logMetrics is true.
// Make sure a sensible graphitePrefix that will uniquely identify your service is passed in, e.g. "content.test.people.rw.neo4j.ftaps58938-law1a-eu-t