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    Copyright 2012 Endre Karlson for Bouvet ASA

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.. _architecture:


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Glossary
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.. glossary::
   recorder
     Agent that polls or receives data, generalizes it according to
     :term:`record` and sends it to :term:`central` for storage.
   central
     Software service running on a central management node that stores
     information persistantly in a backend storage using a configurable driver
     like SQLAlchemy or other.
   api
     HTTP REST API service for Bufunfa
   mq
     A message queue, typically something like RabbitMQ or ZeroMQ
   storage
     A backend for storing data/information persistantly. Typically MongoDB or
     a SQL based server software.

   record
     A Record is typically something that's been metered, the record is a
     simple piece of information that holds general info that's needed to
     process billing info + extra if wanted.