[WIP] Review changes in commit 44d1a4f

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Review of commit 44d1a4f: Add Prometheus v2 output with metric labels

Summary

This commit adds a complete new stats_over_http plugin implementation (~1558 lines) with Prometheus v2 output format that parses metric names into labels.

Review Checklist

• Review documentation changes (README, RST files)
• Review build configuration (CMakeLists.txt)
• Review core plugin implementation (stats_over_http.cc)
  • Check file header/description placeholders
  • Review data structures and memory management
  • Review parsing logic (parse_metric_v2 function)
  • Review output formatting functions
  • Check error handling
  • Review thread safety
  • Check resource cleanup
• Review test files
  • Check test coverage for new v2 endpoint
  • Verify gold files for expected output
• Fix identified issues
• Run automated security scans (CodeQL)
• Build and test the plugin
• Document final findings and recommendations

Issues Found and Fixed

1. ✅ FIXED: Missing/Incomplete File Description (LOW Priority)

• File: plugins/stats_over_http/stats_over_http.cc:3
• Issue: Placeholder text "A brief file description" instead of actual description
• Fix: Updated to "stats_over_http: Expose Traffic Server statistics over HTTP in JSON, CSV, or Prometheus format."

2. ✅ FIXED: Comment Refers to Wrong Filename (LOW Priority)

• File: plugins/stats_over_http/stats_over_http.cc:24
• Issue: Comment says "stats.c" but file is "stats_over_http.cc"
• Fix: Updated comment to match actual filename

3. ✅ VERIFIED: Resource Management (FALSE POSITIVE)

• File: plugins/stats_over_http/stats_over_http.cc:1400-1410
• Initial Concern: config_holder allocated with TSmalloc but no corresponding TSfree found
• Analysis: This is intentional. The config_holder is stored in continuations via TSContDataSet() and lives for the lifetime of the plugin (process lifetime). Individual configs within it are properly freed via free_handler() when reloaded. This is correct ATS plugin lifecycle management.
• Status: No fix needed - working as designed

Code Quality Observations

Positive Points:

1. ✅ Comprehensive test coverage including v2 endpoint tests
2. ✅ Compile-time unit tests using static_assert (very impressive!)
3. ✅ Good separation of concerns (parsing, formatting, output)
4. ✅ Proper constexpr usage for compile-time verification
5. ✅ Well-structured parsing logic with clear token handling
6. ✅ Support for multiple output formats (JSON, CSV, Prometheus v1, Prometheus v2)
7. ✅ Proper escaping of label values in parse_metric_v2
8. ✅ Deduplication of HELP and TYPE lines
9. ✅ Good error handling for unsupported data types
10. ✅ Zero-allocation parsing using swoc::TextView
11. ✅ Extensive compile-time test coverage (53 static_assert tests!)

Next Steps

• Run CodeQL security scan
• Build and test the plugin
• Final review summary

Original prompt

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