]> arthur.barton.de Git - netdata.git/blobdiff - src/rrd2json.c
remove user-specified zero dimensions with nonzero option
[netdata.git] / src / rrd2json.c
index 361479285812a27103a8c9f49037c8eb3ace6e3b..568d04e8d9275e20291d2532d77c96973d88cdde 100644 (file)
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include <config.h>
-#endif
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <math.h>
-
-#include "log.h"
 #include "common.h"
-#include "rrd2json.h"
 
-#define HOSTNAME_MAX 1024
-char *hostname = "unknown";
-
-void rrd_stats_api_v1_chart(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb)
+void rrd_stats_api_v1_chart_with_data(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb, size_t *dimensions_count, size_t *memory_used)
 {
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb,
-               "\t\t{\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"id\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"type\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"family\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"context\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"title\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"priority\": %ld,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"enabled\": %s,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"units\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"data_url\": \"/api/v1/data?chart=%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"chart_type\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"duration\": %ld,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"first_entry\": %lu,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"last_entry\": %lu,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"update_every\": %d,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"dimensions\": {\n"
-               , st->id
-               , st->name
-               , st->type
-               , st->family
-               , st->context
-               , st->title
-               , st->priority
-               , st->enabled?"true":"false"
-               , st->units
-               , st->name
-               , rrdset_type_name(st->chart_type)
-               , st->entries * st->update_every
-               , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
-               , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
-               , st->update_every
-               );
-
-       unsigned long memory = st->memsize;
-
-       int c = 0;
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-       for(rd = st->dimensions; rd ; rd = rd->next) {
-               if(rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN) continue;
-
-               memory += rd->memsize;
-
-               buffer_sprintf(wb,
-                       "%s"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\"%s\": { \"name\": \"%s\" }"
-                       , c?",\n":""
-                       , rd->id
-                       , rd->name
-                       );
-
-               c++;
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb,
-               "\n\t\t\t}\n"
-               "\t\t}"
-               );
-
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb,
+        "\t\t{\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"id\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"type\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"family\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"context\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"title\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"priority\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"enabled\": %s,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"units\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"data_url\": \"/api/v1/data?chart=%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"chart_type\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"duration\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"first_entry\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"last_entry\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"update_every\": %d,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"dimensions\": {\n"
+        , st->id
+        , st->name
+        , st->type
+        , st->family
+        , st->context
+        , st->title
+        , st->priority
+        , st->enabled?"true":"false"
+        , st->units
+        , st->name
+        , rrdset_type_name(st->chart_type)
+        , st->entries * st->update_every
+        , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
+        , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
+        , st->update_every
+        );
+
+    unsigned long memory = st->memsize;
+
+    size_t dimensions = 0;
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+    for(rd = st->dimensions; rd ; rd = rd->next) {
+        if(rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN) continue;
+
+        memory += rd->memsize;
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb,
+            "%s"
+            "\t\t\t\t\"%s\": { \"name\": \"%s\" }"
+            , dimensions?",\n":""
+            , rd->id
+            , rd->name
+            );
+
+        dimensions++;
+    }
+
+    if(dimensions_count) *dimensions_count += dimensions;
+    if(memory_used) *memory_used += memory;
+
+    buffer_strcat(wb, "\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\"green\": ");
+    buffer_rrd_value(wb, st->green);
+    buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n\t\t\t\"red\": ");
+    buffer_rrd_value(wb, st->red);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb,
+        "\n\t\t}"
+        );
+
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+}
+
+void rrd_stats_api_v1_chart(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb) {
+    rrd_stats_api_v1_chart_with_data(st, wb, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 void rrd_stats_api_v1_charts(BUFFER *wb)
 {
-       long c;
-       RRDSET *st;
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n"
-                  "\t\"hostname\": \"%s\""
-               ",\n\t\"update_every\": %d"
-               ",\n\t\"history\": %d"
-               ",\n\t\"charts\": {"
-               , hostname
-               , rrd_update_every
-               , rrd_default_history_entries
-               );
-
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&rrdset_root_rwlock);
-       for(st = rrdset_root, c = 0; st ; st = st->next) {
-               if(st->enabled) {
-                       if(c) buffer_strcat(wb, ",");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "\n\t\t\"");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, st->id);
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "\": ");
-                       rrd_stats_api_v1_chart(st, wb);
-                       c++;
-               }
-       }
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&rrdset_root_rwlock);
-
-       buffer_strcat(wb, "\n\t}\n}\n");
+    size_t c, dimensions = 0, memory = 0, alarms = 0;
+    RRDSET *st;
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n"
+           "\t\"hostname\": \"%s\""
+        ",\n\t\"update_every\": %d"
+        ",\n\t\"history\": %d"
+        ",\n\t\"charts\": {"
+        , localhost.hostname
+        , rrd_update_every
+        , rrd_default_history_entries
+        );
+
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+    for(st = localhost.rrdset_root, c = 0; st ; st = st->next) {
+        if(st->enabled && st->dimensions) {
+            if(c) buffer_strcat(wb, ",");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "\n\t\t\"");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, st->id);
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "\": ");
+            rrd_stats_api_v1_chart_with_data(st, wb, &dimensions, &memory);
+            c++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    RRDCALC *rc;
+    for(rc = localhost.alarms; rc ; rc = rc->next) {
+        if(rc->rrdset)
+            alarms++;
+    }
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "\n\t}"
+                    ",\n\t\"charts_count\": %zu"
+                    ",\n\t\"dimensions_count\": %zu"
+                    ",\n\t\"alarms_count\": %zu"
+                    ",\n\t\"rrd_memory_bytes\": %zu"
+                    "\n}\n"
+                   , c
+                   , dimensions
+                   , alarms
+                   , memory
+    );
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// PROMETHEUS
+// /api/v1/allmetrics?format=prometheus
+
+static inline size_t prometheus_name_copy(char *d, const char *s, size_t usable) {
+    size_t n;
+
+    for(n = 0; *s && n < usable ; d++, s++, n++) {
+        register char c = *s;
+
+        if(unlikely(!isalnum(c))) *d = '_';
+        else *d = c;
+    }
+    *d = '\0';
+
+    return n;
+}
+
+#define PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX 256
+
+void rrd_stats_api_v1_charts_allmetrics_prometheus(BUFFER *wb)
+{
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+
+    char host[PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+    prometheus_name_copy(host, config_get("global", "hostname", "localhost"), PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+    // for each chart
+    RRDSET *st;
+    for(st = localhost.rrdset_root; st ; st = st->next) {
+        char chart[PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+        prometheus_name_copy(chart, st->id, PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "\n");
+        if(st->enabled && st->dimensions) {
+            pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
+
+            // for each dimension
+            RRDDIM *rd;
+            for(rd = st->dimensions; rd ; rd = rd->next) {
+                if(rd->counter) {
+                    char dimension[PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+                    prometheus_name_copy(dimension, rd->id, PROMETHEUS_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+                    // buffer_sprintf(wb, "# HELP %s.%s %s\n", st->id, rd->id, st->units);
+
+                    switch(rd->algorithm) {
+                        case RRDDIM_INCREMENTAL:
+                        case RRDDIM_PCENT_OVER_DIFF_TOTAL:
+                            buffer_sprintf(wb, "# TYPE %s_%s counter\n", chart, dimension);
+                            break;
+
+                        default:
+                            buffer_sprintf(wb, "# TYPE %s_%s gauge\n", chart, dimension);
+                            break;
+                    }
+
+                    // calculated_number n = (calculated_number)rd->last_collected_value * (calculated_number)(abs(rd->multiplier)) / (calculated_number)(abs(rd->divisor));
+                    // buffer_sprintf(wb, "%s.%s " CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT " %llu\n", st->id, rd->id, n,
+                    //        (unsigned long long)((rd->last_collected_time.tv_sec * 1000) + (rd->last_collected_time.tv_usec / 1000)));
+
+                    buffer_sprintf(wb, "%s_%s{instance=\"%s\"} " COLLECTED_NUMBER_FORMAT " %llu\n",
+                            chart, dimension, host, rd->last_collected_value,
+                            (unsigned long long)((rd->last_collected_time.tv_sec * 1000) + (rd->last_collected_time.tv_usec / 1000)));
+
+                }
+            }
+
+            pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// BASH
+// /api/v1/allmetrics?format=bash
+
+static inline size_t shell_name_copy(char *d, const char *s, size_t usable) {
+    size_t n;
+
+    for(n = 0; *s && n < usable ; d++, s++, n++) {
+        register char c = *s;
+
+        if(unlikely(!isalnum(c))) *d = '_';
+        else *d = (char)toupper(c);
+    }
+    *d = '\0';
+
+    return n;
+}
+
+#define SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX 100
+
+void rrd_stats_api_v1_charts_allmetrics_shell(BUFFER *wb)
+{
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+
+    char host[SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+    shell_name_copy(host, config_get("global", "hostname", "localhost"), SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+    // for each chart
+    RRDSET *st;
+    for(st = localhost.rrdset_root; st ; st = st->next) {
+        calculated_number total = 0.0;
+        char chart[SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+        shell_name_copy(chart, st->id, SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "\n# chart: %s (name: %s)\n", st->id, st->name);
+        if(st->enabled && st->dimensions) {
+            pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
+
+            // for each dimension
+            RRDDIM *rd;
+            for(rd = st->dimensions; rd ; rd = rd->next) {
+                if(rd->counter) {
+                    char dimension[SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+                    shell_name_copy(dimension, rd->id, SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+                    calculated_number n = rd->last_stored_value;
+
+                    if(isnan(n) || isinf(n))
+                        buffer_sprintf(wb, "NETDATA_%s_%s=\"\"      # %s\n", chart, dimension, st->units);
+                    else {
+                        if(rd->multiplier < 0 || rd->divisor < 0) n = -n;
+                        n = roundl(n);
+                        if(!(rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)) total += n;
+                        buffer_sprintf(wb, "NETDATA_%s_%s=\"%0.0Lf\"      # %s\n", chart, dimension, n, st->units);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            total = roundl(total);
+            buffer_sprintf(wb, "NETDATA_%s_VISIBLETOTAL=\"%0.0Lf\"      # %s\n", chart, total, st->units);
+            pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+        }
+    }
+
+    buffer_strcat(wb, "\n# NETDATA ALARMS RUNNING\n");
+
+    RRDCALC *rc;
+    for(rc = localhost.alarms; rc ;rc = rc->next) {
+        if(!rc->rrdset) continue;
+
+        char chart[SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+        shell_name_copy(chart, rc->rrdset->id, SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+        char alarm[SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX + 1];
+        shell_name_copy(alarm, rc->name, SHELL_ELEMENT_MAX);
+
+        calculated_number n = rc->value;
+
+        if(isnan(n) || isinf(n))
+            buffer_sprintf(wb, "NETDATA_ALARM_%s_%s_VALUE=\"\"      # %s\n", chart, alarm, rc->units);
+        else {
+            n = roundl(n);
+            buffer_sprintf(wb, "NETDATA_ALARM_%s_%s_VALUE=\"%0.0Lf\"      # %s\n", chart, alarm, n, rc->units);
+        }
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "NETDATA_ALARM_%s_%s_STATUS=\"%s\"\n", chart, alarm, rrdcalc_status2string(rc->status));
+    }
+
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 unsigned long rrd_stats_one_json(RRDSET *st, char *options, BUFFER *wb)
 {
-       time_t now = time(NULL);
-
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb,
-               "\t\t{\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"id\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"type\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"family\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"context\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"title\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"priority\": %ld,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"enabled\": %d,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"units\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"url\": \"/data/%s/%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"chart_type\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"counter\": %ld,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"entries\": %ld,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"first_entry_t\": %lu,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"last_entry\": %ld,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"last_entry_t\": %lu,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"last_entry_secs_ago\": %lu,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"update_every\": %d,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"isdetail\": %d,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"usec_since_last_update\": %llu,\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"collected_total\": " TOTAL_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"last_collected_total\": " TOTAL_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"dimensions\": [\n"
-               , st->id
-               , st->name
-               , st->type
-               , st->family
-               , st->context
-               , st->title
-               , st->priority
-               , st->enabled
-               , st->units
-               , st->name, options?options:""
-               , rrdset_type_name(st->chart_type)
-               , st->counter
-               , st->entries
-               , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
-               , rrdset_last_slot(st)
-               , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
-               , (now < rrdset_last_entry_t(st)) ? (time_t)0 : now - rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
-               , st->update_every
-               , st->isdetail
-               , st->usec_since_last_update
-               , st->collected_total
-               , st->last_collected_total
-               );
-
-       unsigned long memory = st->memsize;
-
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-       for(rd = st->dimensions; rd ; rd = rd->next) {
-
-               memory += rd->memsize;
-
-               buffer_sprintf(wb,
-                       "\t\t\t\t{\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"id\": \"%s\",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"entries\": %ld,\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"isHidden\": %d,\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"algorithm\": \"%s\",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"multiplier\": %ld,\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"divisor\": %ld,\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"last_entry_t\": %lu,\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"collected_value\": " COLLECTED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"calculated_value\": " CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"last_collected_value\": " COLLECTED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"last_calculated_value\": " CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t\t\"memory\": %lu\n"
-                       "\t\t\t\t}%s\n"
-                       , rd->id
-                       , rd->name
-                       , rd->entries
-                       , (rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)?1:0
-                       , rrddim_algorithm_name(rd->algorithm)
-                       , rd->multiplier
-                       , rd->divisor
-                       , rd->last_collected_time.tv_sec
-                       , rd->collected_value
-                       , rd->calculated_value
-                       , rd->last_collected_value
-                       , rd->last_calculated_value
-                       , rd->memsize
-                       , rd->next?",":""
-                       );
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb,
-               "\t\t\t],\n"
-               "\t\t\t\"memory\" : %lu\n"
-               "\t\t}"
-               , memory
-               );
-
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
-       return memory;
+    time_t now = now_realtime_sec();
+
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb,
+        "\t\t{\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"id\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"type\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"family\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"context\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"title\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"priority\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"enabled\": %d,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"units\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"url\": \"/data/%s/%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"chart_type\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"counter\": %lu,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"entries\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"first_entry_t\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"last_entry\": %lu,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"last_entry_t\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"last_entry_secs_ago\": %ld,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"update_every\": %d,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"isdetail\": %d,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"usec_since_last_update\": %llu,\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"collected_total\": " TOTAL_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"last_collected_total\": " TOTAL_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"dimensions\": [\n"
+        , st->id
+        , st->name
+        , st->type
+        , st->family
+        , st->context
+        , st->title
+        , st->priority
+        , st->enabled
+        , st->units
+        , st->name, options?options:""
+        , rrdset_type_name(st->chart_type)
+        , st->counter
+        , st->entries
+        , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
+        , rrdset_last_slot(st)
+        , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
+        , (now < rrdset_last_entry_t(st)) ? (time_t)0 : now - rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
+        , st->update_every
+        , st->isdetail
+        , st->usec_since_last_update
+        , st->collected_total
+        , st->last_collected_total
+        );
+
+    unsigned long memory = st->memsize;
+
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+    for(rd = st->dimensions; rd ; rd = rd->next) {
+
+        memory += rd->memsize;
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb,
+            "\t\t\t\t{\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"id\": \"%s\",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"entries\": %ld,\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"isHidden\": %d,\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"algorithm\": \"%s\",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"multiplier\": %ld,\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"divisor\": %ld,\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"last_entry_t\": %ld,\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"collected_value\": " COLLECTED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"calculated_value\": " CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"last_collected_value\": " COLLECTED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"last_calculated_value\": " CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT ",\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t\t\"memory\": %lu\n"
+            "\t\t\t\t}%s\n"
+            , rd->id
+            , rd->name
+            , rd->entries
+            , (rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)?1:0
+            , rrddim_algorithm_name(rd->algorithm)
+            , rd->multiplier
+            , rd->divisor
+            , rd->last_collected_time.tv_sec
+            , rd->collected_value
+            , rd->calculated_value
+            , rd->last_collected_value
+            , rd->last_calculated_value
+            , rd->memsize
+            , rd->next?",":""
+            );
+    }
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb,
+        "\t\t\t],\n"
+        "\t\t\t\"memory\" : %lu\n"
+        "\t\t}"
+        , memory
+        );
+
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+    return memory;
 }
 
 #define RRD_GRAPH_JSON_HEADER "{\n\t\"charts\": [\n"
@@ -224,40 +404,40 @@ unsigned long rrd_stats_one_json(RRDSET *st, char *options, BUFFER *wb)
 
 void rrd_stats_graph_json(RRDSET *st, char *options, BUFFER *wb)
 {
-       buffer_strcat(wb, RRD_GRAPH_JSON_HEADER);
-       rrd_stats_one_json(st, options, wb);
-       buffer_strcat(wb, RRD_GRAPH_JSON_FOOTER);
+    buffer_strcat(wb, RRD_GRAPH_JSON_HEADER);
+    rrd_stats_one_json(st, options, wb);
+    buffer_strcat(wb, RRD_GRAPH_JSON_FOOTER);
 }
 
 void rrd_stats_all_json(BUFFER *wb)
 {
-       unsigned long memory = 0;
-       long c;
-       RRDSET *st;
-
-       buffer_strcat(wb, RRD_GRAPH_JSON_HEADER);
-
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&rrdset_root_rwlock);
-       for(st = rrdset_root, c = 0; st ; st = st->next) {
-               if(st->enabled) {
-                       if(c) buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n");
-                       memory += rrd_stats_one_json(st, NULL, wb);
-                       c++;
-               }
-       }
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&rrdset_root_rwlock);
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "\n\t],\n"
-               "\t\"hostname\": \"%s\",\n"
-               "\t\"update_every\": %d,\n"
-               "\t\"history\": %d,\n"
-               "\t\"memory\": %lu\n"
-               "}\n"
-               , hostname
-               , rrd_update_every
-               , rrd_default_history_entries
-               , memory
-               );
+    unsigned long memory = 0;
+    long c;
+    RRDSET *st;
+
+    buffer_strcat(wb, RRD_GRAPH_JSON_HEADER);
+
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+    for(st = localhost.rrdset_root, c = 0; st ; st = st->next) {
+        if(st->enabled && st->dimensions) {
+            if(c) buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n");
+            memory += rrd_stats_one_json(st, NULL, wb);
+            c++;
+        }
+    }
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&localhost.rrdset_root_rwlock);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "\n\t],\n"
+        "\t\"hostname\": \"%s\",\n"
+        "\t\"update_every\": %d,\n"
+        "\t\"history\": %d,\n"
+        "\t\"memory\": %lu\n"
+        "}\n"
+        , localhost.hostname
+        , rrd_update_every
+        , rrd_default_history_entries
+        , memory
+        );
 }
 
 
@@ -265,42 +445,42 @@ void rrd_stats_all_json(BUFFER *wb)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // RRDR dimension options
-#define RRDR_EMPTY     0x01 // the dimension contains / the value is empty (null)
-#define RRDR_RESET     0x02 // the dimension contains / the value is reset
-#define RRDR_HIDDEN    0x04 // the dimension contains / the value is hidden
-#define RRDR_NONZERO   0x08 // the dimension contains / the value is non-zero
+#define RRDR_EMPTY      0x01 // the dimension contains / the value is empty (null)
+#define RRDR_RESET      0x02 // the dimension contains / the value is reset
+#define RRDR_HIDDEN     0x04 // the dimension contains / the value is hidden
+#define RRDR_NONZERO    0x08 // the dimension contains / the value is non-zero
 
 // RRDR result options
 #define RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE 0x00000001
 #define RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE 0x00000002
 
 typedef struct rrdresult {
-       RRDSET *st;                     // the chart this result refers to
+    RRDSET *st;         // the chart this result refers to
 
-       uint32_t result_options;        // RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_*
+    uint32_t result_options;    // RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_*
 
-       int d;                                  // the number of dimensions
-       long n;                                 // the number of values in the arrays
-       long rows;                          // the number of rows used
+    int d;                  // the number of dimensions
+    long n;                 // the number of values in the arrays
+    long rows;              // the number of rows used
 
-       uint8_t *od;                    // the options for the dimensions
+    uint8_t *od;            // the options for the dimensions
 
-       time_t *t;                              // array of n timestamps
-       calculated_number *v;   // array n x d values
-       uint8_t *o;                             // array n x d options
+    time_t *t;              // array of n timestamps
+    calculated_number *v;   // array n x d values
+    uint8_t *o;             // array n x d options
 
-       long c;                                 // current line ( -1 ~ n ), ( -1 = none, use rrdr_rows() to get number of rows )
+    long c;                 // current line ( -1 ~ n ), ( -1 = none, use rrdr_rows() to get number of rows )
 
-       long group;                             // how many collected values were grouped for each row
-       long update_every;              // what is the suggested update frequency in seconds
+    long group;             // how many collected values were grouped for each row
+    int update_every;       // what is the suggested update frequency in seconds
 
-       calculated_number min;
-       calculated_number max;
+    calculated_number min;
+    calculated_number max;
 
-       time_t before;
-       time_t after;
+    time_t before;
+    time_t after;
 
-       int has_st_lock;                // if st is read locked by us
+    int has_st_lock;        // if st is read locked by us
 } RRDR;
 
 #define rrdr_rows(r) ((r)->rows)
@@ -308,346 +488,352 @@ typedef struct rrdresult {
 /*
 static void rrdr_dump(RRDR *r)
 {
-       long c, i;
-       RRDDIM *d;
-
-       fprintf(stderr, "\nCHART %s (%s)\n", r->st->id, r->st->name);
-
-       for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "DIMENSION %s (%s), %s%s%s%s\n"
-                               , d->id
-                               , d->name
-                               , (r->od[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)?"EMPTY ":""
-                               , (r->od[c] & RRDR_RESET)?"RESET ":""
-                               , (r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)?"HIDDEN ":""
-                               , (r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO)?"NONZERO ":""
-                               );
-       }
-
-       if(r->rows <= 0) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "RRDR does not have any values in it.\n");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       fprintf(stderr, "RRDR includes %d values in it:\n", r->rows);
-
-       // for each line in the array
-       for(i = 0; i < r->rows ;i++) {
-               calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
-               uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
-
-               // print the id and the timestamp of the line
-               fprintf(stderr, "%ld %ld ", i + 1, r->t[i]);
-
-               // for each dimension
-               for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-                       if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-                       if(unlikely(!(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-                       if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)
-                               fprintf(stderr, "null ");
-                       else
-                               fprintf(stderr, CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT " %s%s%s%s "
-                                       , cn[c]
-                                       , (co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)?"E":" "
-                                       , (co[c] & RRDR_RESET)?"R":" "
-                                       , (co[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)?"H":" "
-                                       , (co[c] & RRDR_NONZERO)?"N":" "
-                                       );
-               }
-
-               fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-       }
+    long c, i;
+    RRDDIM *d;
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "\nCHART %s (%s)\n", r->st->id, r->st->name);
+
+    for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "DIMENSION %s (%s), %s%s%s%s\n"
+                , d->id
+                , d->name
+                , (r->od[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)?"EMPTY ":""
+                , (r->od[c] & RRDR_RESET)?"RESET ":""
+                , (r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)?"HIDDEN ":""
+                , (r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO)?"NONZERO ":""
+                );
+    }
+
+    if(r->rows <= 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "RRDR does not have any values in it.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "RRDR includes %d values in it:\n", r->rows);
+
+    // for each line in the array
+    for(i = 0; i < r->rows ;i++) {
+        calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
+        uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
+
+        // print the id and the timestamp of the line
+        fprintf(stderr, "%ld %ld ", i + 1, r->t[i]);
+
+        // for each dimension
+        for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+            if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+            if(unlikely(!(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+            if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)
+                fprintf(stderr, "null ");
+            else
+                fprintf(stderr, CALCULATED_NUMBER_FORMAT " %s%s%s%s "
+                    , cn[c]
+                    , (co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)?"E":" "
+                    , (co[c] & RRDR_RESET)?"R":" "
+                    , (co[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)?"H":" "
+                    , (co[c] & RRDR_NONZERO)?"N":" "
+                    );
+        }
+
+        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+    }
 }
 */
 
-void rrdr_disable_not_selected_dimensions(RRDR *r, const char *dims)
+void rrdr_disable_not_selected_dimensions(RRDR *r, uint32_t options, const char *dims)
 {
-       char b[strlen(dims) + 1];
-       char *o = b, *tok;
-       strcpy(o, dims);
-
-       long c;
-       RRDDIM *d;
-
-       // disable all of them
-       for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next)
-               r->od[c] |= RRDR_HIDDEN;
-
-       while(o && *o && (tok = mystrsep(&o, ", |"))) {
-               if(!*tok) continue;
-
-               // find it and enable it
-               for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-                       if(!strcmp(d->name, tok)) {
-                               r->od[c] &= ~RRDR_HIDDEN;
-
-                               // since the user needs this dimension
-                               // make it appear as NONZERO, to return it
-                               // even if the dimension has only zeros
-                               r->od[c] |= RRDR_NONZERO;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
+    char b[strlen(dims) + 1];
+    char *o = b, *tok;
+    strcpy(o, dims);
+
+    long c;
+    RRDDIM *d;
+
+    // disable all of them
+    for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next)
+        r->od[c] |= RRDR_HIDDEN;
+
+    while(o && *o && (tok = mystrsep(&o, ",|"))) {
+        if(!*tok) continue;
+        
+        uint32_t hash = simple_hash(tok);
+
+        // find it and enable it
+        for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+            if(unlikely((hash == d->hash && !strcmp(d->id, tok)) || !strcmp(d->name, tok))) {
+                r->od[c] &= ~RRDR_HIDDEN;
+
+                // since the user needs this dimension
+                // make it appear as NONZERO, to return it
+                // even if the dimension has only zeros
+                // unless option non_zero is set
+                if (!(options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO)) r->od[c] |= RRDR_NONZERO;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void rrdr_buffer_print_format(BUFFER *wb, uint32_t format)
 {
-       switch(format) {
-       case DATASOURCE_JSON:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_JSON);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSON:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_DATATABLE_JSON);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSONP:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_DATATABLE_JSONP);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_JSONP:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_JSONP);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_SSV:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_SSV);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_CSV:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_CSV);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_TSV:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_TSV);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_HTML:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_HTML);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_JS_ARRAY:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_JS_ARRAY);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_SSV_COMMA:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_SSV_COMMA);
-               break;
-
-       default:
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "unknown");
-               break;
-       }
+    switch(format) {
+    case DATASOURCE_JSON:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_JSON);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSON:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_DATATABLE_JSON);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSONP:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_DATATABLE_JSONP);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_JSONP:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_JSONP);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_SSV:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_SSV);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_CSV:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_CSV);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_TSV:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_TSV);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_HTML:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_HTML);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_JS_ARRAY:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_JS_ARRAY);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_SSV_COMMA:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, DATASOURCE_FORMAT_SSV_COMMA);
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "unknown");
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
 uint32_t rrdr_check_options(RRDR *r, uint32_t options, const char *dims)
 {
-       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) {
-               long i;
-
-               if(dims && *dims) {
-                       // the caller wants specific dimensions
-                       // disable NONZERO option
-                       // to make sure we don't accidentally prevent
-                       // the specific dimensions from being returned
-                       i = 0;
-               }
-               else {
-                       // find how many dimensions are not zero
-                       long c;
-                       RRDDIM *rd;
-                       for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ; c++, rd = rd->next) {
-                               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-                               if(unlikely(!(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-                               i++;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               // if with nonzero we get i = 0 (no dimensions will be returned)
-               // disable nonzero to show all dimensions
-               if(!i) options &= ~RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO;
-       }
-
-       return options;
+    (void)dims;
+
+    if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) {
+        long i;
+
+        // commented due to #1514
+
+        //if(dims && *dims) {
+            // the caller wants specific dimensions
+            // disable NONZERO option
+            // to make sure we don't accidentally prevent
+            // the specific dimensions from being returned
+            // i = 0;
+        //}
+        //else {
+            // find how many dimensions are not zero
+            long c;
+            RRDDIM *rd;
+            for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ; c++, rd = rd->next) {
+                if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+                if(unlikely(!(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+                i++;
+            }
+        //}
+
+        // if with nonzero we get i = 0 (no dimensions will be returned)
+        // disable nonzero to show all dimensions
+        if(!i) options &= ~RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO;
+    }
+
+    return options;
 }
 
 void rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(RRDR *r, BUFFER *wb, uint32_t format, uint32_t options, int string_value)
 {
-       long rows = rrdr_rows(r);
-       long c, i;
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-
-       //info("JSONWRAPPER(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
-       char kq[2] = "",                                        // key quote
-               sq[2] = "";                                             // string quote
-
-       if( options & RRDR_OPTION_GOOGLE_JSON ) {
-               kq[0] = '\0';
-               sq[0] = '\'';
-       }
-       else {
-               kq[0] = '"';
-               sq[0] = '"';
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n"
-                       "       %sapi%s: 1,\n"
-                       "       %sid%s: %s%s%s,\n"
-                       "       %sname%s: %s%s%s,\n"
-                       "       %sview_update_every%s: %d,\n"
-                       "       %supdate_every%s: %d,\n"
-                       "       %sfirst_entry%s: %u,\n"
-                       "       %slast_entry%s: %u,\n"
-                       "       %sbefore%s: %u,\n"
-                       "       %safter%s: %u,\n"
-                       "       %sdimension_names%s: ["
-                       , kq, kq
-                       , kq, kq, sq, r->st->id, sq
-                       , kq, kq, sq, r->st->name, sq
-                       , kq, kq, r->update_every
-                       , kq, kq, r->st->update_every
-                       , kq, kq, rrdset_first_entry_t(r->st)
-                       , kq, kq, rrdset_last_entry_t(r->st)
-                       , kq, kq, r->before
-                       , kq, kq, r->after
-                       , kq, kq);
-
-       for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-               if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, rd->name);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-               i++;
-       }
-       if(!i) {
+    long rows = rrdr_rows(r);
+    long c, i;
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+
+    //info("JSONWRAPPER(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
+    char kq[2] = "",                    // key quote
+        sq[2] = "";                     // string quote
+
+    if( options & RRDR_OPTION_GOOGLE_JSON ) {
+        kq[0] = '\0';
+        sq[0] = '\'';
+    }
+    else {
+        kq[0] = '"';
+        sq[0] = '"';
+    }
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n"
+            "   %sapi%s: 1,\n"
+            "   %sid%s: %s%s%s,\n"
+            "   %sname%s: %s%s%s,\n"
+            "   %sview_update_every%s: %d,\n"
+            "   %supdate_every%s: %d,\n"
+            "   %sfirst_entry%s: %u,\n"
+            "   %slast_entry%s: %u,\n"
+            "   %sbefore%s: %u,\n"
+            "   %safter%s: %u,\n"
+            "   %sdimension_names%s: ["
+            , kq, kq
+            , kq, kq, sq, r->st->id, sq
+            , kq, kq, sq, r->st->name, sq
+            , kq, kq, r->update_every
+            , kq, kq, r->st->update_every
+            , kq, kq, (uint32_t)rrdset_first_entry_t(r->st)
+            , kq, kq, (uint32_t)rrdset_last_entry_t(r->st)
+            , kq, kq, (uint32_t)r->before
+            , kq, kq, (uint32_t)r->after
+            , kq, kq);
+
+    for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+        if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+        if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+        if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, rd->name);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+        i++;
+    }
+    if(!i) {
 #ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-               error("RRDR is empty for %s (RRDR has %d dimensions, options is 0x%08x)", r->st->id, r->d, options);
+        error("RRDR is empty for %s (RRDR has %d dimensions, options is 0x%08x)", r->st->id, r->d, options);
 #endif
-               rows = 0;
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "no data");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
-                       "       %sdimension_ids%s: ["
-                       , kq, kq);
-
-       for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-               if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, rd->id);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-               i++;
-       }
-       if(!i) {
-               rows = 0;
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "no data");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
-                       "       %slatest_values%s: ["
-                       , kq, kq);
-
-       for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-               if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
-               i++;
-
-               storage_number n = rd->values[rrdset_last_slot(r->st)];
-
-               if(!does_storage_number_exist(n))
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-               else
-                       buffer_rrd_value(wb, unpack_storage_number(n));
-       }
-       if(!i) {
-               rows = 0;
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
-                       "       %sview_latest_values%s: ["
-                       , kq, kq);
-
-       i = 0;
-       if(rows) {
-               for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-                       if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-                       if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-                       if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
-                       i++;
-
-                       calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ (0) * r->d ];
-                       uint8_t *co = &r->o[ (0) * r->d ];
-
-                       if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)
-                               buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-                       else
-                               buffer_rrd_value(wb, cn[c]);
-               }
-       }
-       if(!i) {
-               rows = 0;
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-       }
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
-                       "       %sdimensions%s: %d,\n"
-                       "       %spoints%s: %d,\n"
-                       "       %sformat%s: %s"
-                       , kq, kq, i
-                       , kq, kq, rows
-                       , kq, kq, sq
-                       );
-
-       rrdr_buffer_print_format(wb, format);
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, "%s,\n"
-                       "       %sresult%s: "
-                       , sq
-                       , kq, kq
-                       );
-
-       if(string_value) buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-       //info("JSONWRAPPER(): %s: END", r->st->id);
+        rows = 0;
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "no data");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+    }
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
+            "   %sdimension_ids%s: ["
+            , kq, kq);
+
+    for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+        if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+        if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+        if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, rd->id);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+        i++;
+    }
+    if(!i) {
+        rows = 0;
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "no data");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+    }
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
+            "   %slatest_values%s: ["
+            , kq, kq);
+
+    for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+        if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+        if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+        if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
+        i++;
+
+        storage_number n = rd->values[rrdset_last_slot(r->st)];
+
+        if(!does_storage_number_exist(n))
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+        else
+            buffer_rrd_value(wb, unpack_storage_number(n));
+    }
+    if(!i) {
+        rows = 0;
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+    }
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
+            "   %sview_latest_values%s: ["
+            , kq, kq);
+
+    i = 0;
+    if(rows) {
+        for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+            if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+            if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+            if(i) buffer_strcat(wb, ", ");
+            i++;
+
+            calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ (0) * r->d ];
+            uint8_t *co = &r->o[ (0) * r->d ];
+
+            if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY)
+                buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+            else
+                buffer_rrd_value(wb, cn[c]);
+        }
+    }
+    if(!i) {
+        rows = 0;
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+    }
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "],\n"
+            "   %sdimensions%s: %ld,\n"
+            "   %spoints%s: %ld,\n"
+            "   %sformat%s: %s"
+            , kq, kq, i
+            , kq, kq, rows
+            , kq, kq, sq
+            );
+
+    rrdr_buffer_print_format(wb, format);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, "%s,\n"
+            "   %sresult%s: "
+            , sq
+            , kq, kq
+            );
+
+    if(string_value) buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+    //info("JSONWRAPPER(): %s: END", r->st->id);
 }
 
 void rrdr_json_wrapper_end(RRDR *r, BUFFER *wb, uint32_t format, uint32_t options, int string_value)
 {
-       if(r) {;}
-       if(format) {;}
-
-       char kq[2] = "",                                        // key quote
-               sq[2] = "";                                             // string quote
-
-       if( options & RRDR_OPTION_GOOGLE_JSON ) {
-               kq[0] = '\0';
-               sq[0] = '\'';
-       }
-       else {
-               kq[0] = '"';
-               sq[0] = '"';
-       }
-
-       if(string_value) buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
-
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n %smin%s: ", kq, kq);
-       buffer_rrd_value(wb, r->min);
-       buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n %smax%s: ", kq, kq);
-       buffer_rrd_value(wb, r->max);
-       buffer_strcat(wb, "\n}\n");
+    (void)format;
+
+    char kq[2] = "",                    // key quote
+        sq[2] = "";                     // string quote
+
+    if( options & RRDR_OPTION_GOOGLE_JSON ) {
+        kq[0] = '\0';
+        sq[0] = '\'';
+    }
+    else {
+        kq[0] = '"';
+        sq[0] = '"';
+    }
+
+    if(string_value) buffer_strcat(wb, sq);
+
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n %smin%s: ", kq, kq);
+    buffer_rrd_value(wb, r->min);
+    buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n %smax%s: ", kq, kq);
+    buffer_rrd_value(wb, r->max);
+    buffer_strcat(wb, "\n}\n");
 }
 
 #define JSON_DATES_JS 1
@@ -655,1407 +841,1448 @@ void rrdr_json_wrapper_end(RRDR *r, BUFFER *wb, uint32_t format, uint32_t option
 
 static void rrdr2json(RRDR *r, BUFFER *wb, uint32_t options, int datatable)
 {
-       //info("RRD2JSON(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
-       int row_annotations = 0, dates, dates_with_new = 0;
-       char kq[2] = "",                                        // key quote
-               sq[2] = "",                                             // string quote
-               pre_label[101] = "",                    // before each label
-               post_label[101] = "",                   // after each label
-               pre_date[101] = "",                             // the beginning of line, to the date
-               post_date[101] = "",                    // closing the date
-               pre_value[101] = "",                    // before each value
-               post_value[101] = "",                   // after each value
-               post_line[101] = "",                    // at the end of each row
-               normal_annotation[201] = "",    // default row annotation
-               overflow_annotation[201] = "",  // overflow row annotation
-               data_begin[101] = "",                   // between labels and values
-               finish[101] = "";                               // at the end of everything
-
-       if(datatable) {
-               dates = JSON_DATES_JS;
-               if( options & RRDR_OPTION_GOOGLE_JSON ) {
-                       kq[0] = '\0';
-                       sq[0] = '\'';
-               }
-               else {
-                       kq[0] = '"';
-                       sq[0] = '"';
-               }
-               row_annotations = 1;
-               snprintfz(pre_date,   100, "            {%sc%s:[{%sv%s:%s", kq, kq, kq, kq, sq);
-               snprintfz(post_date,  100, "%s}", sq);
-               snprintfz(pre_label,  100, ",\n         {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq);
-               snprintfz(post_label, 100, "%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%snumber%s}", sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               snprintfz(pre_value,  100, ",{%sv%s:", kq, kq);
-               strcpy(post_value,         "}");
-               strcpy(post_line,          "]}");
-               snprintfz(data_begin, 100, "\n  ],\n    %srows%s:\n     [\n", kq, kq);
-               strcpy(finish,             "\n  ]\n}");
-
-               snprintfz(overflow_annotation, 200, ",{%sv%s:%sRESET OR OVERFLOW%s},{%sv%s:%sThe counters have been wrapped.%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               snprintfz(normal_annotation,   200, ",{%sv%s:null},{%sv%s:null}", kq, kq, kq, kq);
-
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n %scols%s:\n     [\n", kq, kq, kq, kq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "            {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%stime%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sdatetime%s},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "            {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotation%s}},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "            {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotationText%s}}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-
-               // remove the valueobjects flag
-               // google wants its own keys
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS)
-                       options &= ~RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS;
-       }
-       else {
-               kq[0] = '"';
-               sq[0] = '"';
-               if((options & RRDR_OPTION_SECONDS) || (options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS)) {
-                       dates = JSON_DATES_TIMESTAMP;
-                       dates_with_new = 0;
-               }
-               else {
-                       dates = JSON_DATES_JS;
-                       dates_with_new = 1;
-               }
-               if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
-                       strcpy(pre_date, "              { ");
-               else
-                       strcpy(pre_date, "              [ ");
-               strcpy(pre_label,  ", \"");
-               strcpy(post_label, "\"");
-               strcpy(pre_value,  ", ");
-               if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
-                       strcpy(post_line, "}");
-               else
-                       strcpy(post_line, "]");
-               snprintfz(data_begin, 100, "],\n        %sdata%s:\n     [\n", kq, kq);
-               strcpy(finish,             "\n  ]\n}");
-
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n %slabels%s: [", kq, kq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "%stime%s", sq, sq);
-       }
-
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // print the JSON header
-
-       long c, i;
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-
-       // print the header lines
-       for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-               buffer_strcat(wb, pre_label);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, rd->name);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, post_label);
-               i++;
-       }
-       if(!i) {
-               buffer_strcat(wb, pre_label);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "no data");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, post_label);
-       }
-
-       // print the begin of row data
-       buffer_strcat(wb, data_begin);
-
-       // if all dimensions are hidden, print a null
-       if(!i) {
-               buffer_strcat(wb, finish);
-               return;
-       }
-
-       long start = 0, end = rrdr_rows(r), step = 1;
-       if((options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)) {
-               start = rrdr_rows(r) - 1;
-               end = -1;
-               step = -1;
-       }
-
-       // for each line in the array
-       calculated_number total = 1;
-       for(i = start; i != end ;i += step) {
-               calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
-               uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
-
-               time_t now = r->t[i];
-
-               if(dates == JSON_DATES_JS) {
-                       // generate the local date time
-                       struct tm tmbuf, *tm = localtime_r(&now, &tmbuf);
-                       if(!tm) { error("localtime_r() failed."); continue; }
-
-                       if(likely(i != start)) buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, pre_date);
-
-                       if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
-                               buffer_sprintf(wb, "%stime%s: ", kq, kq);
-
-                       if(dates_with_new)
-                               buffer_strcat(wb, "new ");
-
-                       buffer_jsdate(wb, tm->tm_year + 1900, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec);
-
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, post_date);
-
-                       if(row_annotations) {
-                               // google supports one annotation per row
-                               int annotation_found = 0;
-                               for(c = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-                                       if(co[c] & RRDR_RESET) {
-                                               buffer_strcat(wb, overflow_annotation);
-                                               annotation_found = 1;
-                                               break;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               if(!annotation_found)
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, normal_annotation);
-                       }
-               }
-               else {
-                       // print the timestamp of the line
-                       if(likely(i != start)) buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, pre_date);
-
-                       if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
-                               buffer_sprintf(wb, "%stime%s: ", kq, kq);
-
-                       buffer_rrd_value(wb, (calculated_number)r->t[i]);
-                       // in ms
-                       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS) buffer_strcat(wb, "000");
-
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, post_date);
-               }
-
-               if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE)) {
-                       total = 0;
-                       for(c = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-                               calculated_number n = cn[c];
-
-                               if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
-                                       n = -n;
-
-                               total += n;
-                       }
-                       // prevent a division by zero
-                       if(total == 0) total = 1;
-               }
-
-               // for each dimension
-               for(c = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
-                       if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-                       if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-                       calculated_number n = cn[c];
-
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
-
-                       if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
-                               buffer_sprintf(wb, "%s%s%s: ", kq, rd->name, kq);
-
-                       if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY) {
-                               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NULL2ZERO)
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, "0");
-                               else
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
-                                       n = -n;
-
-                               if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE))
-                                       n = n * 100 / total;
-
-                               buffer_rrd_value(wb, n);
-                       }
-
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
-               }
-
-               buffer_strcat(wb, post_line);
-       }
-
-       buffer_strcat(wb, finish);
-       //info("RRD2JSON(): %s: END", r->st->id);
+    //info("RRD2JSON(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
+    int row_annotations = 0, dates, dates_with_new = 0;
+    char kq[2] = "",                    // key quote
+        sq[2] = "",                     // string quote
+        pre_label[101] = "",            // before each label
+        post_label[101] = "",           // after each label
+        pre_date[101] = "",             // the beginning of line, to the date
+        post_date[101] = "",            // closing the date
+        pre_value[101] = "",            // before each value
+        post_value[101] = "",           // after each value
+        post_line[101] = "",            // at the end of each row
+        normal_annotation[201] = "",    // default row annotation
+        overflow_annotation[201] = "",  // overflow row annotation
+        data_begin[101] = "",           // between labels and values
+        finish[101] = "";               // at the end of everything
+
+    if(datatable) {
+        dates = JSON_DATES_JS;
+        if( options & RRDR_OPTION_GOOGLE_JSON ) {
+            kq[0] = '\0';
+            sq[0] = '\'';
+        }
+        else {
+            kq[0] = '"';
+            sq[0] = '"';
+        }
+        row_annotations = 1;
+        snprintfz(pre_date,   100, "        {%sc%s:[{%sv%s:%s", kq, kq, kq, kq, sq);
+        snprintfz(post_date,  100, "%s}", sq);
+        snprintfz(pre_label,  100, ",\n     {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq);
+        snprintfz(post_label, 100, "%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%snumber%s}", sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        snprintfz(pre_value,  100, ",{%sv%s:", kq, kq);
+        strcpy(post_value,         "}");
+        strcpy(post_line,          "]}");
+        snprintfz(data_begin, 100, "\n  ],\n    %srows%s:\n [\n", kq, kq);
+        strcpy(finish,             "\n  ]\n}");
+
+        snprintfz(overflow_annotation, 200, ",{%sv%s:%sRESET OR OVERFLOW%s},{%sv%s:%sThe counters have been wrapped.%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        snprintfz(normal_annotation,   200, ",{%sv%s:null},{%sv%s:null}", kq, kq, kq, kq);
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n %scols%s:\n [\n", kq, kq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "        {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%stime%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sdatetime%s},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "        {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotation%s}},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "        {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotationText%s}}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+
+        // remove the valueobjects flag
+        // google wants its own keys
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS)
+            options &= ~RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS;
+    }
+    else {
+        kq[0] = '"';
+        sq[0] = '"';
+        if((options & RRDR_OPTION_SECONDS) || (options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS)) {
+            dates = JSON_DATES_TIMESTAMP;
+            dates_with_new = 0;
+        }
+        else {
+            dates = JSON_DATES_JS;
+            dates_with_new = 1;
+        }
+        if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
+            strcpy(pre_date, "      { ");
+        else
+            strcpy(pre_date, "      [ ");
+        strcpy(pre_label,  ", \"");
+        strcpy(post_label, "\"");
+        strcpy(pre_value,  ", ");
+        if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
+            strcpy(post_line, "}");
+        else
+            strcpy(post_line, "]");
+        snprintfz(data_begin, 100, "],\n    %sdata%s:\n [\n", kq, kq);
+        strcpy(finish,             "\n  ]\n}");
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n %slabels%s: [", kq, kq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "%stime%s", sq, sq);
+    }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // print the JSON header
+
+    long c, i;
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+
+    // print the header lines
+    for(c = 0, i = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+        if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+        if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+        buffer_strcat(wb, pre_label);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, rd->name);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, post_label);
+        i++;
+    }
+    if(!i) {
+        buffer_strcat(wb, pre_label);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "no data");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, post_label);
+    }
+
+    // print the begin of row data
+    buffer_strcat(wb, data_begin);
+
+    // if all dimensions are hidden, print a null
+    if(!i) {
+        buffer_strcat(wb, finish);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    long start = 0, end = rrdr_rows(r), step = 1;
+    if((options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)) {
+        start = rrdr_rows(r) - 1;
+        end = -1;
+        step = -1;
+    }
+
+    // for each line in the array
+    calculated_number total = 1;
+    for(i = start; i != end ;i += step) {
+        calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
+        uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
+
+        time_t now = r->t[i];
+
+        if(dates == JSON_DATES_JS) {
+            // generate the local date time
+            struct tm tmbuf, *tm = localtime_r(&now, &tmbuf);
+            if(!tm) { error("localtime_r() failed."); continue; }
+
+            if(likely(i != start)) buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, pre_date);
+
+            if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
+                buffer_sprintf(wb, "%stime%s: ", kq, kq);
+
+            if(dates_with_new)
+                buffer_strcat(wb, "new ");
+
+            buffer_jsdate(wb, tm->tm_year + 1900, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec);
+
+            buffer_strcat(wb, post_date);
+
+            if(row_annotations) {
+                // google supports one annotation per row
+                int annotation_found = 0;
+                for(c = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+                    if(co[c] & RRDR_RESET) {
+                        buffer_strcat(wb, overflow_annotation);
+                        annotation_found = 1;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if(!annotation_found)
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, normal_annotation);
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            // print the timestamp of the line
+            if(likely(i != start)) buffer_strcat(wb, ",\n");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, pre_date);
+
+            if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
+                buffer_sprintf(wb, "%stime%s: ", kq, kq);
+
+            buffer_rrd_value(wb, (calculated_number)r->t[i]);
+            // in ms
+            if(options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS) buffer_strcat(wb, "000");
+
+            buffer_strcat(wb, post_date);
+        }
+
+        if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE)) {
+            total = 0;
+            for(c = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+                calculated_number n = cn[c];
+
+                if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
+                    n = -n;
+
+                total += n;
+            }
+            // prevent a division by zero
+            if(total == 0) total = 1;
+        }
+
+        // for each dimension
+        for(c = 0, rd = r->st->dimensions; rd && c < r->d ;c++, rd = rd->next) {
+            if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+            if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+            calculated_number n = cn[c];
+
+            buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
+
+            if( options & RRDR_OPTION_OBJECTSROWS )
+                buffer_sprintf(wb, "%s%s%s: ", kq, rd->name, kq);
+
+            if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY) {
+                if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NULL2ZERO)
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, "0");
+                else
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+            }
+            else {
+                if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
+                    n = -n;
+
+                if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE))
+                    n = n * 100 / total;
+
+                buffer_rrd_value(wb, n);
+            }
+
+            buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
+        }
+
+        buffer_strcat(wb, post_line);
+    }
+
+    buffer_strcat(wb, finish);
+    //info("RRD2JSON(): %s: END", r->st->id);
 }
 
 static void rrdr2csv(RRDR *r, BUFFER *wb, uint32_t options, const char *startline, const char *separator, const char *endline, const char *betweenlines)
 {
-       //info("RRD2CSV(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
-       long c, i;
-       RRDDIM *d;
-
-       // print the csv header
-       for(c = 0, i = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-               if(!i) {
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, startline);
-                       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "time");
-                       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
-               }
-               buffer_strcat(wb, separator);
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, d->name);
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
-               i++;
-       }
-       buffer_strcat(wb, endline);
-
-       if(!i) {
-               // no dimensions present
-               return;
-       }
-
-       long start = 0, end = rrdr_rows(r), step = 1;
-       if((options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)) {
-               start = rrdr_rows(r) - 1;
-               end = -1;
-               step = -1;
-       }
-
-       // for each line in the array
-       calculated_number total = 1;
-       for(i = start; i != end ;i += step) {
-               calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
-               uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
-
-               buffer_strcat(wb, betweenlines);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, startline);
-
-               time_t now = r->t[i];
-
-               if((options & RRDR_OPTION_SECONDS) || (options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS)) {
-                       // print the timestamp of the line
-                       buffer_rrd_value(wb, (calculated_number)now);
-                       // in ms
-                       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS) buffer_strcat(wb, "000");
-               }
-               else {
-                       // generate the local date time
-                       struct tm tmbuf, *tm = localtime_r(&now, &tmbuf);
-                       if(!tm) { error("localtime() failed."); continue; }
-                       buffer_date(wb, tm->tm_year + 1900, tm->tm_mon + 1, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec);
-               }
-
-               if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE)) {
-                       total = 0;
-                       for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-                               calculated_number n = cn[c];
-
-                               if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
-                                       n = -n;
-
-                               total += n;
-                       }
-                       // prevent a division by zero
-                       if(total == 0) total = 1;
-               }
-
-               // for each dimension
-               for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-                       if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-                       if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, separator);
-
-                       calculated_number n = cn[c];
-
-                       if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY) {
-                               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NULL2ZERO)
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, "0");
-                               else
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
-                                       n = -n;
-
-                               if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE))
-                                       n = n * 100 / total;
-
-                               buffer_rrd_value(wb, n);
-                       }
-               }
-
-               buffer_strcat(wb, endline);
-       }
-       //info("RRD2CSV(): %s: END", r->st->id);
+    //info("RRD2CSV(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
+    long c, i;
+    RRDDIM *d;
+
+    // print the csv header
+    for(c = 0, i = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+        if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+        if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+        if(!i) {
+            buffer_strcat(wb, startline);
+            if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "time");
+            if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
+        }
+        buffer_strcat(wb, separator);
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, d->name);
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES) buffer_strcat(wb, "\"");
+        i++;
+    }
+    buffer_strcat(wb, endline);
+
+    if(!i) {
+        // no dimensions present
+        return;
+    }
+
+    long start = 0, end = rrdr_rows(r), step = 1;
+    if((options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)) {
+        start = rrdr_rows(r) - 1;
+        end = -1;
+        step = -1;
+    }
+
+    // for each line in the array
+    calculated_number total = 1;
+    for(i = start; i != end ;i += step) {
+        calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
+        uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
+
+        buffer_strcat(wb, betweenlines);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, startline);
+
+        time_t now = r->t[i];
+
+        if((options & RRDR_OPTION_SECONDS) || (options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS)) {
+            // print the timestamp of the line
+            buffer_rrd_value(wb, (calculated_number)now);
+            // in ms
+            if(options & RRDR_OPTION_MILLISECONDS) buffer_strcat(wb, "000");
+        }
+        else {
+            // generate the local date time
+            struct tm tmbuf, *tm = localtime_r(&now, &tmbuf);
+            if(!tm) { error("localtime() failed."); continue; }
+            buffer_date(wb, tm->tm_year + 1900, tm->tm_mon + 1, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec);
+        }
+
+        if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE)) {
+            total = 0;
+            for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+                calculated_number n = cn[c];
+
+                if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
+                    n = -n;
+
+                total += n;
+            }
+            // prevent a division by zero
+            if(total == 0) total = 1;
+        }
+
+        // for each dimension
+        for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+            if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+            if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+            buffer_strcat(wb, separator);
+
+            calculated_number n = cn[c];
+
+            if(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY) {
+                if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NULL2ZERO)
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, "0");
+                else
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+            }
+            else {
+                if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
+                    n = -n;
+
+                if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE))
+                    n = n * 100 / total;
+
+                buffer_rrd_value(wb, n);
+            }
+        }
+
+        buffer_strcat(wb, endline);
+    }
+    //info("RRD2CSV(): %s: END", r->st->id);
 }
 
 inline static calculated_number rrdr2value(RRDR *r, long i, uint32_t options, int *all_values_are_null) {
-       long c;
-       RRDDIM *d;
-
-       calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
-       uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
-
-       calculated_number sum = 0, min = 0, max = 0, v;
-       int all_null = 1, init = 1;
-
-       calculated_number total = 1;
-       if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE)) {
-               total = 0;
-               for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-                       calculated_number n = cn[c];
-
-                       if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
-                               n = -n;
-
-                       total += n;
-               }
-               // prevent a division by zero
-               if(total == 0) total = 1;
-       }
-
-       // for each dimension
-       for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
-               if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
-               if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
-
-               calculated_number n = cn[c];
-
-               if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
-                       n = -n;
-
-               if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE))
-                       n = n * 100 / total;
-
-               if(unlikely(init)) {
-                       if(n > 0) {
-                               min = 0;
-                               max = n;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               min = n;
-                               max = 0;
-                       }
-                       init = 0;
-               }
-
-               if(likely(!(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY))) {
-                       all_null = 0;
-                       sum += n;
-               }
-
-               if(n < min) min = n;
-               if(n > max) max = n;
-       }
-
-       if(unlikely(all_null)) {
-               if(likely(*all_values_are_null))
-                       *all_values_are_null = 1;
-               return 0;
-       }
-       else {
-               if(likely(*all_values_are_null))
-                       *all_values_are_null = 0;
-       }
-
-       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_MIN2MAX)
-               v = max - min;
-       else
-               v = sum;
-
-       return v;
+    long c;
+    RRDDIM *d;
+
+    calculated_number *cn = &r->v[ i * r->d ];
+    uint8_t *co = &r->o[ i * r->d ];
+
+    calculated_number sum = 0, min = 0, max = 0, v;
+    int all_null = 1, init = 1;
+
+    calculated_number total = 1;
+    if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE)) {
+        total = 0;
+        for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+            calculated_number n = cn[c];
+
+            if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
+                n = -n;
+
+            total += n;
+        }
+        // prevent a division by zero
+        if(total == 0) total = 1;
+    }
+
+    // for each dimension
+    for(c = 0, d = r->st->dimensions; d && c < r->d ;c++, d = d->next) {
+        if(unlikely(r->od[c] & RRDR_HIDDEN)) continue;
+        if(unlikely((options & RRDR_OPTION_NONZERO) && !(r->od[c] & RRDR_NONZERO))) continue;
+
+        calculated_number n = cn[c];
+
+        if(likely((options & RRDR_OPTION_ABSOLUTE) && n < 0))
+            n = -n;
+
+        if(unlikely(options & RRDR_OPTION_PERCENTAGE))
+            n = n * 100 / total;
+
+        if(unlikely(init)) {
+            if(n > 0) {
+                min = 0;
+                max = n;
+            }
+            else {
+                min = n;
+                max = 0;
+            }
+            init = 0;
+        }
+
+        if(likely(!(co[c] & RRDR_EMPTY))) {
+            all_null = 0;
+            sum += n;
+        }
+
+        if(n < min) min = n;
+        if(n > max) max = n;
+    }
+
+    if(unlikely(all_null)) {
+        if(likely(all_values_are_null))
+            *all_values_are_null = 1;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    else {
+        if(likely(all_values_are_null))
+            *all_values_are_null = 0;
+    }
+
+    if(options & RRDR_OPTION_MIN2MAX)
+        v = max - min;
+    else
+        v = sum;
+
+    return v;
 }
 
 static void rrdr2ssv(RRDR *r, BUFFER *wb, uint32_t options, const char *prefix, const char *separator, const char *suffix)
 {
-       //info("RRD2SSV(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
-       long i;
-
-       buffer_strcat(wb, prefix);
-       long start = 0, end = rrdr_rows(r), step = 1;
-       if((options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)) {
-               start = rrdr_rows(r) - 1;
-               end = -1;
-               step = -1;
-       }
-
-       // for each line in the array
-       for(i = start; i != end ;i += step) {
-               int all_values_are_null = 0;
-               calculated_number v = rrdr2value(r, i, options, &all_values_are_null);
-
-               if(likely(i != start)) {
-                       if(r->min > v) r->min = v;
-                       if(r->max < v) r->max = v;
-               }
-               else {
-                       r->min = v;
-                       r->max = v;
-               }
-
-               if(likely(i != start))
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, separator);
-
-               if(all_values_are_null) {
-                       if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NULL2ZERO)
-                               buffer_strcat(wb, "0");
-                       else
-                               buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-               }
-               else
-                       buffer_rrd_value(wb, v);
-       }
-       buffer_strcat(wb, suffix);
-       //info("RRD2SSV(): %s: END", r->st->id);
+    //info("RRD2SSV(): %s: BEGIN", r->st->id);
+    long i;
+
+    buffer_strcat(wb, prefix);
+    long start = 0, end = rrdr_rows(r), step = 1;
+    if((options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)) {
+        start = rrdr_rows(r) - 1;
+        end = -1;
+        step = -1;
+    }
+
+    // for each line in the array
+    for(i = start; i != end ;i += step) {
+        int all_values_are_null = 0;
+        calculated_number v = rrdr2value(r, i, options, &all_values_are_null);
+
+        if(likely(i != start)) {
+            if(r->min > v) r->min = v;
+            if(r->max < v) r->max = v;
+        }
+        else {
+            r->min = v;
+            r->max = v;
+        }
+
+        if(likely(i != start))
+            buffer_strcat(wb, separator);
+
+        if(all_values_are_null) {
+            if(options & RRDR_OPTION_NULL2ZERO)
+                buffer_strcat(wb, "0");
+            else
+                buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+        }
+        else
+            buffer_rrd_value(wb, v);
+    }
+    buffer_strcat(wb, suffix);
+    //info("RRD2SSV(): %s: END", r->st->id);
 }
 
 inline static calculated_number *rrdr_line_values(RRDR *r)
 {
-       return &r->v[ r->c * r->d ];
+    return &r->v[ r->c * r->d ];
 }
 
 inline static uint8_t *rrdr_line_options(RRDR *r)
 {
-       return &r->o[ r->c * r->d ];
+    return &r->o[ r->c * r->d ];
 }
 
 inline static int rrdr_line_init(RRDR *r, time_t t)
 {
-       r->c++;
+    r->c++;
 
-       if(unlikely(r->c >= r->n)) {
-               error("requested to step above RRDR size for chart %s", r->st->name);
-               r->c = r->n - 1;
-       }
+    if(unlikely(r->c >= r->n)) {
+        error("requested to step above RRDR size for chart %s", r->st->name);
+        r->c = r->n - 1;
+    }
 
-       // save the time
-       r->t[r->c] = t;
+    // save the time
+    r->t[r->c] = t;
 
-       return 1;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 inline static void rrdr_lock_rrdset(RRDR *r) {
-       if(unlikely(!r)) {
-               error("NULL value given!");
-               return;
-       }
+    if(unlikely(!r)) {
+        error("NULL value given!");
+        return;
+    }
 
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&r->st->rwlock);
-       r->has_st_lock = 1;
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&r->st->rwlock);
+    r->has_st_lock = 1;
 }
 
 inline static void rrdr_unlock_rrdset(RRDR *r) {
-       if(unlikely(!r)) {
-               error("NULL value given!");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       if(likely(r->has_st_lock)) {
-               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&r->st->rwlock);
-               r->has_st_lock = 0;
-       }
+    if(unlikely(!r)) {
+        error("NULL value given!");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if(likely(r->has_st_lock)) {
+        pthread_rwlock_unlock(&r->st->rwlock);
+        r->has_st_lock = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 inline static void rrdr_free(RRDR *r)
 {
-       if(unlikely(!r)) {
-               error("NULL value given!");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       rrdr_unlock_rrdset(r);
-       if(likely(r->t)) free(r->t);
-       if(likely(r->v)) free(r->v);
-       if(likely(r->o)) free(r->o);
-       if(likely(r->od)) free(r->od);
-       free(r);
+    if(unlikely(!r)) {
+        error("NULL value given!");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    rrdr_unlock_rrdset(r);
+    freez(r->t);
+    freez(r->v);
+    freez(r->o);
+    freez(r->od);
+    freez(r);
 }
 
-inline void rrdr_done(RRDR *r)
+static inline void rrdr_done(RRDR *r)
 {
-       r->rows = r->c + 1;
-       r->c = 0;
+    r->rows = r->c + 1;
+    r->c = 0;
 }
 
 static RRDR *rrdr_create(RRDSET *st, long n)
 {
-       if(unlikely(!st)) {
-               error("NULL value given!");
-               return NULL;
-       }
+    if(unlikely(!st)) {
+        error("NULL value given!");
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
-       RRDR *r = calloc(1, sizeof(RRDR));
-       if(unlikely(!r)) goto cleanup;
+    RRDR *r = callocz(1, sizeof(RRDR));
+    r->st = st;
 
-       r->st = st;
+    rrdr_lock_rrdset(r);
 
-       rrdr_lock_rrdset(r);
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+    for(rd = st->dimensions ; rd ; rd = rd->next) r->d++;
 
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-       for(rd = st->dimensions ; rd ; rd = rd->next) r->d++;
+    r->n = n;
 
-       r->n = n;
+    r->t = mallocz(n * sizeof(time_t));
+    r->v = mallocz(n * r->d * sizeof(calculated_number));
+    r->o = mallocz(n * r->d * sizeof(uint8_t));
+    r->od = mallocz(r->d * sizeof(uint8_t));
 
-       r->t = malloc(n * sizeof(time_t));
-       if(unlikely(!r->t)) goto cleanup;
+    // set the hidden flag on hidden dimensions
+    int c;
+    for(c = 0, rd = st->dimensions ; rd ; c++, rd = rd->next) {
+        if(unlikely(rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)) r->od[c] = RRDR_HIDDEN;
+        else r->od[c] = 0;
+    }
 
-       r->v = malloc(n * r->d * sizeof(calculated_number));
-       if(unlikely(!r->v)) goto cleanup;
+    r->c = -1;
+    r->group = 1;
+    r->update_every = 1;
 
-       r->o = malloc(n * r->d * sizeof(uint8_t));
-       if(unlikely(!r->o)) goto cleanup;
-
-       r->od = malloc(r->d * sizeof(uint8_t));
-       if(unlikely(!r->od)) goto cleanup;
-
-       // set the hidden flag on hidden dimensions
-       int c;
-       for(c = 0, rd = st->dimensions ; rd ; c++, rd = rd->next) {
-               if(unlikely(rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)) r->od[c] = RRDR_HIDDEN;
-               else r->od[c] = 0;
-       }
-
-       r->c = -1;
-
-       r->group = 1;
-       r->update_every = 1;
-
-       return r;
-
-cleanup:
-       error("Cannot allocate RRDR memory for %d entries", n);
-       if(likely(r)) rrdr_free(r);
-       return NULL;
+    return r;
 }
 
 RRDR *rrd2rrdr(RRDSET *st, long points, long long after, long long before, int group_method, int aligned)
 {
-       int debug = st->debug;
-       int absolute_period_requested = -1;
-
-       time_t first_entry_t = rrdset_first_entry_t(st);
-       time_t last_entry_t = rrdset_last_entry_t(st);
-
-       if(before == 0 && after == 0) {
-               before = last_entry_t;
-               after = first_entry_t;
-               absolute_period_requested = 0;
-       }
-
-       // allow relative for before and after
-       if(before <= st->update_every * st->entries) {
-               before = last_entry_t + before;
-               absolute_period_requested = 0;
-       }
-
-       if(after <= st->update_every * st->entries) {
-               after = last_entry_t + after;
-               absolute_period_requested = 0;
-       }
-
-       if(absolute_period_requested == -1)
-               absolute_period_requested = 1;
-
-       // make sure they are within our timeframe
-       if(before > last_entry_t)  before = last_entry_t;
-       if(before < first_entry_t) before = first_entry_t;
-
-       if(after > last_entry_t)  after = last_entry_t;
-       if(after < first_entry_t) after = first_entry_t;
-
-       // check if they are upside down
-       if(after > before) {
-               time_t tmp = before;
-               before = after;
-               after = tmp;
-       }
-
-       // the duration of the chart
-       time_t duration = before - after;
-       long available_points = duration / st->update_every;
-
-       if(duration <= 0 || available_points <= 0)
-               return rrdr_create(st, 1);
-
-       // check the wanted points
-       if(points < 0) points = -points;
-       if(points > available_points) points = available_points;
-       if(points == 0) points = available_points;
-
-       // calculate proper grouping of source data
-       long group = available_points / points;
-       if(group <= 0) group = 1;
-
-       // round group to the closest integer
-       if(available_points % points > points / 2) group++;
-
-       time_t after_new  = (aligned) ? (after  - (after  % (group * st->update_every))) : after;
-       time_t before_new = (aligned) ? (before - (before % (group * st->update_every))) : before;
-       long points_new   = (before_new - after_new) / st->update_every / group;
-
-       // find the starting and ending slots in our round robin db
-       long    start_at_slot = rrdset_time2slot(st, before_new),
-                       stop_at_slot  = rrdset_time2slot(st, after_new);
+    int debug = st->debug;
+    int absolute_period_requested = -1;
+
+    time_t first_entry_t = rrdset_first_entry_t(st);
+    time_t last_entry_t  = rrdset_last_entry_t(st);
+
+    if(before == 0 && after == 0) {
+        // dump the all the data
+        before = last_entry_t;
+        after = first_entry_t;
+        absolute_period_requested = 0;
+    }
+
+    // allow relative for before (smaller than API_RELATIVE_TIME_MAX)
+    if(((before < 0)?-before:before) <= API_RELATIVE_TIME_MAX) {
+        if(abs(before) % st->update_every) {
+            // make sure it is multiple of st->update_every
+            if(before < 0) before = before - st->update_every - before % st->update_every;
+            else           before = before + st->update_every - before % st->update_every;
+        }
+        if(before > 0) before = first_entry_t + before;
+        else           before = last_entry_t  + before;
+        absolute_period_requested = 0;
+    }
+
+    // allow relative for after (smaller than API_RELATIVE_TIME_MAX)
+    if(((after < 0)?-after:after) <= API_RELATIVE_TIME_MAX) {
+        if(after == 0) after = -st->update_every;
+        if(abs(after) % st->update_every) {
+            // make sure it is multiple of st->update_every
+            if(after < 0) after = after - st->update_every - after % st->update_every;
+            else          after = after + st->update_every - after % st->update_every;
+        }
+        after = before + after;
+        absolute_period_requested = 0;
+    }
+
+    if(absolute_period_requested == -1)
+        absolute_period_requested = 1;
+
+    // make sure they are within our timeframe
+    if(before > last_entry_t)  before = last_entry_t;
+    if(before < first_entry_t) before = first_entry_t;
+
+    if(after > last_entry_t)  after = last_entry_t;
+    if(after < first_entry_t) after = first_entry_t;
+
+    // check if they are upside down
+    if(after > before) {
+        time_t tmp = before;
+        before = after;
+        after = tmp;
+    }
+
+    // the duration of the chart
+    time_t duration = before - after;
+    long available_points = duration / st->update_every;
+
+    if(duration <= 0 || available_points <= 0)
+        return rrdr_create(st, 1);
+
+    // check the wanted points
+    if(points < 0) points = -points;
+    if(points > available_points) points = available_points;
+    if(points == 0) points = available_points;
+
+    // calculate proper grouping of source data
+    long group = available_points / points;
+    if(group <= 0) group = 1;
+
+    // round group to the closest integer
+    if(available_points % points > points / 2) group++;
+
+    time_t after_new  = (aligned) ? (after  - (after  % (group * st->update_every))) : after;
+    time_t before_new = (aligned) ? (before - (before % (group * st->update_every))) : before;
+    long points_new   = (before_new - after_new) / st->update_every / group;
+
+    // find the starting and ending slots in our round robin db
+    long    start_at_slot = rrdset_time2slot(st, before_new),
+            stop_at_slot  = rrdset_time2slot(st, after_new);
 
 #ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-       if(after_new < first_entry_t) {
-               error("after_new %u is too small, minimum %u", after_new, first_entry_t);
-       }
-       if(after_new > last_entry_t) {
-               error("after_new %u is too big, maximum %u", after_new, last_entry_t);
-       }
-       if(before_new < first_entry_t) {
-               error("before_new %u is too small, minimum %u", before_new, first_entry_t);
-       }
-       if(before_new > last_entry_t) {
-               error("before_new %u is too big, maximum %u", before_new, last_entry_t);
-       }
-       if(start_at_slot < 0 || start_at_slot >= st->entries) {
-               error("start_at_slot is invalid %ld, expected %ld to %ld", start_at_slot, 0, st->entries - 1);
-       }
-       if(stop_at_slot < 0 || stop_at_slot >= st->entries) {
-               error("stop_at_slot is invalid %ld, expected %ld to %ld", stop_at_slot, 0, st->entries - 1);
-       }
-       if(points_new > (before_new - after_new) / group / st->update_every + 1) {
-               error("points_new %ld is more than points %ld", points_new, (before_new - after_new) / group / st->update_every + 1);
-       }
+    if(after_new < first_entry_t) {
+        error("after_new %u is too small, minimum %u", (uint32_t)after_new, (uint32_t)first_entry_t);
+    }
+    if(after_new > last_entry_t) {
+        error("after_new %u is too big, maximum %u", (uint32_t)after_new, (uint32_t)last_entry_t);
+    }
+    if(before_new < first_entry_t) {
+        error("before_new %u is too small, minimum %u", (uint32_t)before_new, (uint32_t)first_entry_t);
+    }
+    if(before_new > last_entry_t) {
+        error("before_new %u is too big, maximum %u", (uint32_t)before_new, (uint32_t)last_entry_t);
+    }
+    if(start_at_slot < 0 || start_at_slot >= st->entries) {
+        error("start_at_slot is invalid %ld, expected 0 to %ld", start_at_slot, st->entries - 1);
+    }
+    if(stop_at_slot < 0 || stop_at_slot >= st->entries) {
+        error("stop_at_slot is invalid %ld, expected 0 to %ld", stop_at_slot, st->entries - 1);
+    }
+    if(points_new > (before_new - after_new) / group / st->update_every + 1) {
+        error("points_new %ld is more than points %ld", points_new, (before_new - after_new) / group / st->update_every + 1);
+    }
 #endif
 
-       //info("RRD2RRDR(): %s: wanted %ld points, got %ld - group=%ld, wanted duration=%u, got %u - wanted %ld - %ld, got %ld - %ld", st->id, points, points_new, group, before - after, before_new - after_new, after, before, after_new, before_new);
+    //info("RRD2RRDR(): %s: wanted %ld points, got %ld - group=%ld, wanted duration=%u, got %u - wanted %ld - %ld, got %ld - %ld", st->id, points, points_new, group, before - after, before_new - after_new, after, before, after_new, before_new);
 
-       after = after_new;
-       before = before_new;
-       duration = before - after;
-       points = points_new;
+    after = after_new;
+    before = before_new;
+    duration = before - after;
+    points = points_new;
 
-       // Now we have:
-       // before = the end time of the calculation
-       // after = the start time of the calculation
-       // duration = the duration of the calculation
-       // group = the number of source points to aggregate / group together
-       // method = the method of grouping source points
-       // points = the number of points to generate
+    // Now we have:
+    // before = the end time of the calculation
+    // after = the start time of the calculation
+    // duration = the duration of the calculation
+    // group = the number of source points to aggregate / group together
+    // method = the method of grouping source points
+    // points = the number of points to generate
 
 
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // initialize our result set
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // initialize our result set
 
-       RRDR *r = rrdr_create(st, points);
-       if(!r) {
+    RRDR *r = rrdr_create(st, points);
+    if(!r) {
 #ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-               error("Cannot create RRDR for %s, after=%u, before=%u, duration=%u, points=%d", st->id, after, before, duration, points);
+        error("Cannot create RRDR for %s, after=%u, before=%u, duration=%u, points=%ld", st->id, (uint32_t)after, (uint32_t)before, (uint32_t)duration, points);
 #endif
-               return NULL;
-       }
-       if(!r->d) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if(!r->d) {
 #ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
-               error("Returning empty RRDR (no dimensions in RRDSET) for %s, after=%u, before=%u, duration=%u, points=%d", st->id, after, before, duration, points);
+        error("Returning empty RRDR (no dimensions in RRDSET) for %s, after=%u, before=%u, duration=%u, points=%ld", st->id, (uint32_t)after, (uint32_t)before, (uint32_t)duration, points);
 #endif
-               return r;
-       }
-
-       if(absolute_period_requested == 1)
-               r->result_options |= RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE;
-       else
-               r->result_options |= RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE;
-
-       // find how many dimensions we have
-       long dimensions = r->d;
-
-
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // checks for debugging
-
-       if(debug) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "INFO %s first_t: %lu, last_t: %lu, all_duration: %lu, after: %lu, before: %lu, duration: %lu, points: %ld, group: %ld"
-                       , st->id
-                       , first_entry_t
-                       , last_entry_t
-                       , last_entry_t - first_entry_t
-                       , after
-                       , before
-                       , duration
-                       , points
-                       , group
-                       );
-
-
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // temp arrays for keeping values per dimension
-
-       calculated_number       group_values[dimensions]; // keep sums when grouping
-       long                            group_counts[dimensions]; // keep the number of values added to group_values
-       uint8_t                         group_options[dimensions];
-       uint8_t                         found_non_zero[dimensions];
-
-
-       // initialize them
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-       long c;
-       for( rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-               group_values[c] = 0;
-               group_counts[c] = 0;
-               group_options[c] = 0;
-               found_non_zero[c] = 0;
-       }
-
-
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // the main loop
-
-       time_t  now = rrdset_slot2time(st, start_at_slot),
-                       dt = st->update_every,
-                       group_start_t = 0;
-
-       if(unlikely(debug)) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "BEGIN %s after_t: %lu (stop_at_t: %ld), before_t: %lu (start_at_t: %ld), start_t(now): %lu, current_entry: %ld, entries: %ld"
-                       , st->id
-                       , after
-                       , stop_at_slot
-                       , before
-                       , start_at_slot
-                       , now
-                       , st->current_entry
-                       , st->entries
-                       );
-
-       r->group = group;
-       r->update_every = group * st->update_every;
-       r->before = now;
-       r->after = now;
-
-       //info("RRD2RRDR(): %s: STARTING", st->id);
-
-       long slot = start_at_slot, counter = 0, stop_now = 0, added = 0, group_count = 0, add_this = 0;
-       for(; !stop_now ; now -= dt, slot--, counter++) {
-               if(unlikely(slot < 0)) slot = st->entries - 1;
-               if(unlikely(slot == stop_at_slot)) stop_now = counter;
-
-               if(unlikely(debug)) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "ROW %s slot: %ld, entries_counter: %ld, group_count: %ld, added: %ld, now: %lu, %s %s"
-                               , st->id
-                               , slot
-                               , counter
-                               , group_count + 1
-                               , added
-                               , now
-                               , (group_count + 1 == group)?"PRINT":"  -  "
-                               , (now >= after && now <= before)?"RANGE":"  -  "
-                               );
-
-               // make sure we return data in the proper time range
-               if(unlikely(now > before)) continue;
-               if(unlikely(now < after)) break;
-
-               if(unlikely(group_count == 0)) {
-                       group_start_t = now;
-               }
-               group_count++;
-
-               if(unlikely(group_count == group)) {
-                       if(unlikely(added >= points)) break;
-                       add_this = 1;
-               }
-
-               // do the calculations
-               for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-                       storage_number n = rd->values[slot];
-                       if(unlikely(!does_storage_number_exist(n))) continue;
-
-                       group_counts[c]++;
-
-                       calculated_number value = unpack_storage_number(n);
-                       if(likely(value != 0.0)) {
-                               group_options[c] |= RRDR_NONZERO;
-                               found_non_zero[c] = 1;
-                       }
-
-                       if(unlikely(did_storage_number_reset(n)))
-                               group_options[c] |= RRDR_RESET;
-
-                       switch(group_method) {
-                               case GROUP_MAX:
-                                       if(unlikely(fabsl(value) > fabsl(group_values[c])))
-                                               group_values[c] = value;
-                                       break;
-
-                               default:
-                               case GROUP_SUM:
-                               case GROUP_AVERAGE:
-                                       group_values[c] += value;
-                                       break;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               // added it
-               if(unlikely(add_this)) {
-                       if(unlikely(!rrdr_line_init(r, group_start_t))) break;
-
-                       r->after = now;
-
-                       calculated_number *cn = rrdr_line_values(r);
-                       uint8_t *co = rrdr_line_options(r);
-
-                       for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-
-                               // update the dimension options
-                               if(likely(found_non_zero[c])) r->od[c] |= RRDR_NONZERO;
-
-                               // store the specific point options
-                               co[c] = group_options[c];
-
-                               // store the value
-                               if(unlikely(group_counts[c] == 0)) {
-                                       cn[c] = 0.0;
-                                       co[c] |= RRDR_EMPTY;
-                               }
-                               else if(unlikely(group_method == GROUP_AVERAGE)) {
-                                       cn[c] = group_values[c] / group_counts[c];
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       cn[c] = group_values[c];
-                               }
-
-                               if(cn[c] < r->min) r->min = cn[c];
-                               if(cn[c] > r->max) r->max = cn[c];
-
-                               // reset them for the next loop
-                               group_values[c] = 0;
-                               group_counts[c] = 0;
-                               group_options[c] = 0;
-                       }
-
-                       added++;
-                       group_count = 0;
-                       add_this = 0;
-               }
-       }
-
-       rrdr_done(r);
-       //info("RRD2RRDR(): %s: END %ld loops made, %ld points generated", st->id, counter, rrdr_rows(r));
-       //error("SHIFT: %s: wanted %ld points, got %ld", st->id, points, rrdr_rows(r));
-       return r;
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    if(absolute_period_requested == 1)
+        r->result_options |= RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE;
+    else
+        r->result_options |= RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE;
+
+    // find how many dimensions we have
+    long dimensions = r->d;
+
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // checks for debugging
+
+    if(debug) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "INFO %s first_t: %u, last_t: %u, all_duration: %u, after: %u, before: %u, duration: %u, points: %ld, group: %ld"
+            , st->id
+            , (uint32_t)first_entry_t
+            , (uint32_t)last_entry_t
+            , (uint32_t)(last_entry_t - first_entry_t)
+            , (uint32_t)after
+            , (uint32_t)before
+            , (uint32_t)duration
+            , points
+            , group
+            );
+
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // temp arrays for keeping values per dimension
+
+    calculated_number   last_values[dimensions]; // keep the last value of each dimension
+    calculated_number   group_values[dimensions]; // keep sums when grouping
+    long                group_counts[dimensions]; // keep the number of values added to group_values
+    uint8_t             group_options[dimensions];
+    uint8_t             found_non_zero[dimensions];
+
+
+    // initialize them
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+    long c;
+    for( rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+        last_values[c] = 0;
+        group_values[c] = (group_method == GROUP_MAX || group_method == GROUP_MIN)?NAN:0;
+        group_counts[c] = 0;
+        group_options[c] = 0;
+        found_non_zero[c] = 0;
+    }
+
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // the main loop
+
+    time_t  now = rrdset_slot2time(st, start_at_slot),
+            dt = st->update_every,
+            group_start_t = 0;
+
+    if(unlikely(debug)) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "BEGIN %s after_t: %u (stop_at_t: %ld), before_t: %u (start_at_t: %ld), start_t(now): %u, current_entry: %ld, entries: %ld"
+            , st->id
+            , (uint32_t)after
+            , stop_at_slot
+            , (uint32_t)before
+            , start_at_slot
+            , (uint32_t)now
+            , st->current_entry
+            , st->entries
+            );
+
+    r->group = group;
+    r->update_every = group * st->update_every;
+    r->before = now;
+    r->after = now;
+
+    //info("RRD2RRDR(): %s: STARTING", st->id);
+
+    long slot = start_at_slot, counter = 0, stop_now = 0, added = 0, group_count = 0, add_this = 0;
+    for(; !stop_now ; now -= dt, slot--, counter++) {
+        if(unlikely(slot < 0)) slot = st->entries - 1;
+        if(unlikely(slot == stop_at_slot)) stop_now = counter;
+
+        if(unlikely(debug)) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "ROW %s slot: %ld, entries_counter: %ld, group_count: %ld, added: %ld, now: %ld, %s %s"
+                , st->id
+                , slot
+                , counter
+                , group_count + 1
+                , added
+                , now
+                , (group_count + 1 == group)?"PRINT":"  -  "
+                , (now >= after && now <= before)?"RANGE":"  -  "
+                );
+
+        // make sure we return data in the proper time range
+        if(unlikely(now > before)) continue;
+        if(unlikely(now < after)) break;
+
+        if(unlikely(group_count == 0)) {
+            group_start_t = now;
+        }
+        group_count++;
+
+        if(unlikely(group_count == group)) {
+            if(unlikely(added >= points)) break;
+            add_this = 1;
+        }
+
+        // do the calculations
+        for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+            storage_number n = rd->values[slot];
+            if(unlikely(!does_storage_number_exist(n))) continue;
+
+            group_counts[c]++;
+
+            calculated_number value = unpack_storage_number(n);
+            if(likely(value != 0.0)) {
+                group_options[c] |= RRDR_NONZERO;
+                found_non_zero[c] = 1;
+            }
+
+            if(unlikely(did_storage_number_reset(n)))
+                group_options[c] |= RRDR_RESET;
+
+            switch(group_method) {
+                case GROUP_MIN:
+                    if(unlikely(isnan(group_values[c])) ||
+                            fabsl(value) < fabsl(group_values[c]))
+                        group_values[c] = value;
+                    break;
+
+                case GROUP_MAX:
+                    if(unlikely(isnan(group_values[c])) ||
+                            fabsl(value) > fabsl(group_values[c]))
+                        group_values[c] = value;
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                case GROUP_SUM:
+                case GROUP_AVERAGE:
+                case GROUP_UNDEFINED:
+                    group_values[c] += value;
+                    break;
+
+                case GROUP_INCREMENTAL_SUM:
+                    if(unlikely(slot == start_at_slot))
+                        last_values[c] = value;
+
+                    group_values[c] += last_values[c] - value;
+                    last_values[c] = value;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // added it
+        if(unlikely(add_this)) {
+            if(unlikely(!rrdr_line_init(r, group_start_t))) break;
+
+            r->after = now;
+
+            calculated_number *cn = rrdr_line_values(r);
+            uint8_t *co = rrdr_line_options(r);
+
+            for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+
+                // update the dimension options
+                if(likely(found_non_zero[c])) r->od[c] |= RRDR_NONZERO;
+
+                // store the specific point options
+                co[c] = group_options[c];
+
+                // store the value
+                if(unlikely(group_counts[c] == 0)) {
+                    cn[c] = 0.0;
+                    co[c] |= RRDR_EMPTY;
+                    group_values[c] = (group_method == GROUP_MAX || group_method == GROUP_MIN)?NAN:0;
+                }
+                else {
+                    switch(group_method) {
+                        case GROUP_MIN:
+                        case GROUP_MAX:
+                            if(unlikely(isnan(group_values[c])))
+                                cn[c] = 0;
+                            else {
+                                cn[c] = group_values[c];
+                                group_values[c] = NAN;
+                            }
+                            break;
+
+                        case GROUP_SUM:
+                        case GROUP_INCREMENTAL_SUM:
+                            cn[c] = group_values[c];
+                            group_values[c] = 0;
+                            break;
+
+                        default:
+                        case GROUP_AVERAGE:
+                        case GROUP_UNDEFINED:
+                            cn[c] = group_values[c] / group_counts[c];
+                            group_values[c] = 0;
+                            break;
+                    }
+
+                    if(cn[c] < r->min) r->min = cn[c];
+                    if(cn[c] > r->max) r->max = cn[c];
+                }
+
+                // reset for the next loop
+                group_counts[c] = 0;
+                group_options[c] = 0;
+            }
+
+            added++;
+            group_count = 0;
+            add_this = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    rrdr_done(r);
+    //info("RRD2RRDR(): %s: END %ld loops made, %ld points generated", st->id, counter, rrdr_rows(r));
+    //error("SHIFT: %s: wanted %ld points, got %ld", st->id, points, rrdr_rows(r));
+    return r;
 }
 
-int rrd2value(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb, calculated_number *n, BUFFER *dimensions, long points, long long after, long long before, int group_method, uint32_t options, time_t *latest_timestamp, int *value_is_null)
+int rrd2value(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb, calculated_number *n, const char *dimensions, long points, long long after, long long before, int group_method, uint32_t options, time_t *db_after, time_t *db_before, int *value_is_null)
 {
-       RRDR *r = rrd2rrdr(st, points, after, before, group_method, !(options & RRDR_OPTION_NOT_ALIGNED));
-       if(!r) {
-               if(value_is_null) *value_is_null = 1;
-               return 500;
-       }
+    RRDR *r = rrd2rrdr(st, points, after, before, group_method, !(options & RRDR_OPTION_NOT_ALIGNED));
+    if(!r) {
+        if(value_is_null) *value_is_null = 1;
+        return 500;
+    }
+
+    if(rrdr_rows(r) == 0) {
+        rrdr_free(r);
+
+        if(db_after)  *db_after  = 0;
+        if(db_before) *db_before = 0;
+        if(value_is_null) *value_is_null = 1;
 
-       if(rrdr_rows(r) == 0) {
-               rrdr_free(r);
-               if(value_is_null) *value_is_null = 1;
-               return 400;
-       }
+        return 400;
+    }
 
-       if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE)
-               wb->options |= WB_CONTENT_NO_CACHEABLE;
-       else if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE)
-               wb->options |= WB_CONTENT_CACHEABLE;
+    if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE)
+        buffer_no_cacheable(wb);
+    else if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE)
+        buffer_cacheable(wb);
 
-       options = rrdr_check_options(r, options, (dimensions)?buffer_tostring(dimensions):NULL);
+    options = rrdr_check_options(r, options, dimensions);
 
-       if(dimensions)
-               rrdr_disable_not_selected_dimensions(r, buffer_tostring(dimensions));
+    if(dimensions)
+        rrdr_disable_not_selected_dimensions(r, options, dimensions);
 
-       if(latest_timestamp)
-               *latest_timestamp = r->before;
+    if(db_after)  *db_after  = r->after;
+    if(db_before) *db_before = r->before;
 
-       long i = (options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)?rrdr_rows(r) - 1:0;
-       *n = rrdr2value(r, i, options, value_is_null);
+    long i = (options & RRDR_OPTION_REVERSED)?rrdr_rows(r) - 1:0;
+    *n = rrdr2value(r, i, options, value_is_null);
 
-       rrdr_free(r);
-       return 200;
+    rrdr_free(r);
+    return 200;
 }
 
 int rrd2format(RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb, BUFFER *dimensions, uint32_t format, long points, long long after, long long before, int group_method, uint32_t options, time_t *latest_timestamp)
 {
-       RRDR *r = rrd2rrdr(st, points, after, before, group_method, !(options & RRDR_OPTION_NOT_ALIGNED));
-       if(!r) {
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "Cannot generate output with these parameters on this chart.");
-               return 500;
-       }
-
-       if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE)
-               wb->options |= WB_CONTENT_NO_CACHEABLE;
-       else if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE)
-               wb->options |= WB_CONTENT_CACHEABLE;
-
-       options = rrdr_check_options(r, options, (dimensions)?buffer_tostring(dimensions):NULL);
-
-       if(dimensions)
-               rrdr_disable_not_selected_dimensions(r, buffer_tostring(dimensions));
-
-       if(latest_timestamp && rrdr_rows(r) > 0)
-               *latest_timestamp = r->before;
-
-       switch(format) {
-       case DATASOURCE_SSV:
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-                       rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", " ", "");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
-                       rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", " ", "");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_SSV_COMMA:
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-                       rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
-                       rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_JS_ARRAY:
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-                       rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "[", ",", "]");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "[", ",", "]");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_CSV:
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "\\n", "");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "\r\n", "");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_CSV_JSON_ARRAY:
-               wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "[\n");
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options + RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES, "[", ",", "]", ",\n");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "\n]");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "[\n");
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options + RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES, "[", ",", "]", ",\n");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "\n]");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_TSV:
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", "\t", "\\n", "");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", "\t", "\r\n", "");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_HTML:
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "<html>\\n<center>\\n<table border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"5\\\" cellspacing=\\\"5\\\">\\n");
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "<tr><td>", "</td><td>", "</td></tr>\\n", "");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "</table>\\n</center>\\n</html>\\n");
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
-               }
-               else {
-                       wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_HTML;
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "<html>\n<center>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n");
-                       rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "<tr><td>", "</td><td>", "</td></tr>\n", "");
-                       buffer_strcat(wb, "</table>\n</center>\n</html>\n");
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSONP:
-               wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_X_JAVASCRIPT;
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-
-               rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 1);
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSON:
-               wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-
-               rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 1);
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_JSONP:
-               wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_X_JAVASCRIPT;
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-
-               rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 0);
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-               break;
-
-       case DATASOURCE_JSON:
-       default:
-               wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-
-               rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 0);
-
-               if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
-                       rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
-               break;
-       }
-
-       rrdr_free(r);
-       return 200;
+    RRDR *r = rrd2rrdr(st, points, after, before, group_method, !(options & RRDR_OPTION_NOT_ALIGNED));
+    if(!r) {
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "Cannot generate output with these parameters on this chart.");
+        return 500;
+    }
+
+    if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_RELATIVE)
+        buffer_no_cacheable(wb);
+    else if(r->result_options & RRDR_RESULT_OPTION_ABSOLUTE)
+        buffer_cacheable(wb);
+
+    options = rrdr_check_options(r, options, (dimensions)?buffer_tostring(dimensions):NULL);
+
+    if(dimensions)
+        rrdr_disable_not_selected_dimensions(r, options, buffer_tostring(dimensions));
+
+    if(latest_timestamp && rrdr_rows(r) > 0)
+        *latest_timestamp = r->before;
+
+    switch(format) {
+    case DATASOURCE_SSV:
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+            rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", " ", "");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
+            rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", " ", "");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_SSV_COMMA:
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+            rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
+            rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_JS_ARRAY:
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+            rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "[", ",", "]");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr2ssv(r, wb, options, "[", ",", "]");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_CSV:
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "\\n", "");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", ",", "\r\n", "");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_CSV_JSON_ARRAY:
+        wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "[\n");
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options + RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES, "[", ",", "]", ",\n");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "\n]");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "[\n");
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options + RRDR_OPTION_LABEL_QUOTES, "[", ",", "]", ",\n");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "\n]");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_TSV:
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", "\t", "\\n", "");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_PLAIN;
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "", "\t", "\r\n", "");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_HTML:
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP) {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "<html>\\n<center>\\n<table border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"5\\\" cellspacing=\\\"5\\\">\\n");
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "<tr><td>", "</td><td>", "</td></tr>\\n", "");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "</table>\\n</center>\\n</html>\\n");
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 1);
+        }
+        else {
+            wb->contenttype = CT_TEXT_HTML;
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "<html>\n<center>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n");
+            rrdr2csv(r, wb, options, "<tr><td>", "</td><td>", "</td></tr>\n", "");
+            buffer_strcat(wb, "</table>\n</center>\n</html>\n");
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSONP:
+        wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_X_JAVASCRIPT;
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+
+        rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 1);
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSON:
+        wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+
+        rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 1);
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_JSONP:
+        wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_X_JAVASCRIPT;
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+
+        rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 0);
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+        break;
+
+    case DATASOURCE_JSON:
+    default:
+        wb->contenttype = CT_APPLICATION_JSON;
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_begin(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+
+        rrdr2json(r, wb, options, 0);
+
+        if(options & RRDR_OPTION_JSON_WRAP)
+            rrdr_json_wrapper_end(r, wb, format, options, 0);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    rrdr_free(r);
+    return 200;
 }
 
 time_t rrd_stats_json(int type, RRDSET *st, BUFFER *wb, long points, long group, int group_method, time_t after, time_t before, int only_non_zero)
 {
-       int c;
-       pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
+    int c;
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&st->rwlock);
 
 
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // switch from JSON to google JSON
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // switch from JSON to google JSON
 
-       char kq[2] = "\"";
-       char sq[2] = "\"";
-       switch(type) {
-               case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSON:
-               case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSONP:
-                       kq[0] = '\0';
-                       sq[0] = '\'';
-                       break;
+    char kq[2] = "\"";
+    char sq[2] = "\"";
+    switch(type) {
+        case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSON:
+        case DATASOURCE_DATATABLE_JSONP:
+            kq[0] = '\0';
+            sq[0] = '\'';
+            break;
 
-               case DATASOURCE_JSON:
-               default:
-                       break;
-       }
+        case DATASOURCE_JSON:
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
 
 
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // validate the parameters
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // validate the parameters
 
-       if(points < 1) points = 1;
-       if(group < 1) group = 1;
+    if(points < 1) points = 1;
+    if(group < 1) group = 1;
 
-       if(before == 0 || before > rrdset_last_entry_t(st)) before = rrdset_last_entry_t(st);
-       if(after  == 0 || after < rrdset_first_entry_t(st)) after = rrdset_first_entry_t(st);
+    if(before == 0 || before > rrdset_last_entry_t(st)) before = rrdset_last_entry_t(st);
+    if(after  == 0 || after < rrdset_first_entry_t(st)) after = rrdset_first_entry_t(st);
 
-       // ---
+    // ---
 
-       // our return value (the last timestamp printed)
-       // this is required to detect re-transmit in google JSONP
-       time_t last_timestamp = 0;
+    // our return value (the last timestamp printed)
+    // this is required to detect re-transmit in google JSONP
+    time_t last_timestamp = 0;
 
 
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // find how many dimensions we have
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // find how many dimensions we have
 
-       int dimensions = 0;
-       RRDDIM *rd;
-       for( rd = st->dimensions ; rd ; rd = rd->next) dimensions++;
-       if(!dimensions) {
-               pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "No dimensions yet.");
-               return 0;
-       }
+    int dimensions = 0;
+    RRDDIM *rd;
+    for( rd = st->dimensions ; rd ; rd = rd->next) dimensions++;
+    if(!dimensions) {
+        pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "No dimensions yet.");
+        return 0;
+    }
 
 
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // prepare various strings, to speed up the loop
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // prepare various strings, to speed up the loop
 
-       char overflow_annotation[201]; snprintfz(overflow_annotation, 200, ",{%sv%s:%sRESET OR OVERFLOW%s},{%sv%s:%sThe counters have been wrapped.%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-       char normal_annotation[201];   snprintfz(normal_annotation,   200, ",{%sv%s:null},{%sv%s:null}", kq, kq, kq, kq);
-       char pre_date[51];             snprintfz(pre_date,             50, "            {%sc%s:[{%sv%s:%s", kq, kq, kq, kq, sq);
-       char post_date[21];            snprintfz(post_date,            20, "%s}", sq);
-       char pre_value[21];            snprintfz(pre_value,            20, ",{%sv%s:", kq, kq);
-       char post_value[21];           strcpy(post_value,                  "}");
+    char overflow_annotation[201]; snprintfz(overflow_annotation, 200, ",{%sv%s:%sRESET OR OVERFLOW%s},{%sv%s:%sThe counters have been wrapped.%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+    char normal_annotation[201];   snprintfz(normal_annotation,   200, ",{%sv%s:null},{%sv%s:null}", kq, kq, kq, kq);
+    char pre_date[51];             snprintfz(pre_date,             50, "        {%sc%s:[{%sv%s:%s", kq, kq, kq, kq, sq);
+    char post_date[21];            snprintfz(post_date,            20, "%s}", sq);
+    char pre_value[21];            snprintfz(pre_value,            20, ",{%sv%s:", kq, kq);
+    char post_value[21];           strcpy(post_value,                  "}");
 
 
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // checks for debugging
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // checks for debugging
 
-       if(st->debug) {
-               debug(D_RRD_STATS, "%s first_entry_t = %lu, last_entry_t = %lu, duration = %lu, after = %lu, before = %lu, duration = %lu, entries_to_show = %lu, group = %lu"
-                       , st->id
-                       , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
-                       , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
-                       , rrdset_last_entry_t(st) - rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
-                       , after
-                       , before
-                       , before - after
-                       , points
-                       , group
-                       );
+    if(st->debug) {
+        debug(D_RRD_STATS, "%s first_entry_t = %ld, last_entry_t = %ld, duration = %ld, after = %ld, before = %ld, duration = %ld, entries_to_show = %ld, group = %ld"
+            , st->id
+            , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
+            , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
+            , rrdset_last_entry_t(st) - rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
+            , after
+            , before
+            , before - after
+            , points
+            , group
+            );
 
-               if(before < after)
-                       debug(D_RRD_STATS, "WARNING: %s The newest value in the database (%lu) is earlier than the oldest (%lu)", st->name, before, after);
+        if(before < after)
+            debug(D_RRD_STATS, "WARNING: %s The newest value in the database (%ld) is earlier than the oldest (%ld)", st->name, before, after);
 
-               if((before - after) > st->entries * st->update_every)
-                       debug(D_RRD_STATS, "WARNING: %s The time difference between the oldest and the newest entries (%lu) is higher than the capacity of the database (%lu)", st->name, before - after, st->entries * st->update_every);
-       }
-
-
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // temp arrays for keeping values per dimension
-
-       calculated_number group_values[dimensions]; // keep sums when grouping
-       int               print_hidden[dimensions]; // keep hidden flags
-       int               found_non_zero[dimensions];
-       int               found_non_existing[dimensions];
+        if((before - after) > st->entries * st->update_every)
+            debug(D_RRD_STATS, "WARNING: %s The time difference between the oldest and the newest entries (%ld) is higher than the capacity of the database (%ld)", st->name, before - after, st->entries * st->update_every);
+    }
+
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // temp arrays for keeping values per dimension
+
+    calculated_number group_values[dimensions]; // keep sums when grouping
+    int               print_hidden[dimensions]; // keep hidden flags
+    int               found_non_zero[dimensions];
+    int               found_non_existing[dimensions];
 
-       // initialize them
-       for( rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-               group_values[c] = 0;
-               print_hidden[c] = (rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)?1:0;
-               found_non_zero[c] = 0;
-               found_non_existing[c] = 0;
-       }
+    // initialize them
+    for( rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+        group_values[c] = 0;
+        print_hidden[c] = (rd->flags & RRDDIM_FLAG_HIDDEN)?1:0;
+        found_non_zero[c] = 0;
+        found_non_existing[c] = 0;
+    }
 
 
-       // error("OLD: points=%d after=%d before=%d group=%d, duration=%d", entries_to_show, before - (st->update_every * group * entries_to_show), before, group, before - after + 1);
-       // rrd2array(st, entries_to_show, before - (st->update_every * group * entries_to_show), before, group_method, only_non_zero);
-       // rrd2rrdr(st, entries_to_show, before - (st->update_every * group * entries_to_show), before, group_method);
-
-       // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // remove dimensions that contain only zeros
-
-       int max_loop = 1;
-       if(only_non_zero) max_loop = 2;
-
-       for(; max_loop ; max_loop--) {
-
-               // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-               // print the JSON header
-
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n %scols%s:\n     [\n", kq, kq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "            {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%stime%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sdatetime%s},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "            {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotation%s}},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "            {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotationText%s}}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-
-               // print the header for each dimension
-               // and update the print_hidden array for the dimensions that should be hidden
-               int pc = 0;
-               for( rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-                       if(!print_hidden[c]) {
-                               pc++;
-                               buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n         {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%snumber%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, rd->name, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-                       }
-               }
-               if(!pc) {
-                       buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n         {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%snumber%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, "no data", sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
-               }
-
-               // print the begin of row data
-               buffer_sprintf(wb, "\n  ],\n    %srows%s:\n     [\n", kq, kq);
-
-
-               // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-               // the main loop
-
-               int annotate_reset = 0;
-               int annotation_count = 0;
-
-               long    t = rrdset_time2slot(st, before),
-                               stop_at_t = rrdset_time2slot(st, after),
-                               stop_now = 0;
-
-               t -= t % group;
-
-               time_t  now = rrdset_slot2time(st, t),
-                               dt = st->update_every;
-
-               long count = 0, printed = 0, group_count = 0;
-               last_timestamp = 0;
-
-               if(st->debug) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "%s: REQUEST after:%lu before:%lu, points:%d, group:%d, CHART cur:%ld first: %lu last:%lu, CALC start_t:%ld, stop_t:%ld"
-                                       , st->id
-                                       , after
-                                       , before
-                                       , points
-                                       , group
-                                       , st->current_entry
-                                       , rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
-                                       , rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
-                                       , t
-                                       , stop_at_t
-                                       );
-
-               long counter = 0;
-               for(; !stop_now ; now -= dt, t--, counter++) {
-                       if(t < 0) t = st->entries - 1;
-                       if(t == stop_at_t) stop_now = counter;
-
-                       int print_this = 0;
-
-                       if(st->debug) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "%s t = %ld, count = %ld, group_count = %ld, printed = %ld, now = %lu, %s %s"
-                                       , st->id
-                                       , t
-                                       , count + 1
-                                       , group_count + 1
-                                       , printed
-                                       , now
-                                       , (group_count + 1 == group)?"PRINT":"  -  "
-                                       , (now >= after && now <= before)?"RANGE":"  -  "
-                                       );
-
-
-                       // make sure we return data in the proper time range
-                       if(now > before) continue;
-                       if(now < after) break;
-
-                       //if(rrdset_slot2time(st, t) != now)
-                       //      error("%s: slot=%ld, now=%ld, slot2time=%ld, diff=%ld, last_entry_t=%ld, rrdset_last_slot=%ld", st->id, t, now, rrdset_slot2time(st,t), now - rrdset_slot2time(st,t), rrdset_last_entry_t(st), rrdset_last_slot(st));
-
-                       count++;
-                       group_count++;
-
-                       // check if we have to print this now
-                       if(group_count == group) {
-                               if(printed >= points) {
-                                       // debug(D_RRD_STATS, "Already printed all rows. Stopping.");
-                                       break;
-                               }
-
-                               // generate the local date time
-                               struct tm tmbuf, *tm = localtime_r(&now, &tmbuf);
-                               if(!tm) { error("localtime() failed."); continue; }
-                               if(now > last_timestamp) last_timestamp = now;
-
-                               if(printed) buffer_strcat(wb, "]},\n");
-                               buffer_strcat(wb, pre_date);
-                               buffer_jsdate(wb, tm->tm_year + 1900, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec);
-                               buffer_strcat(wb, post_date);
-
-                               print_this = 1;
-                       }
-
-                       // do the calculations
-                       for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-                               storage_number n = rd->values[t];
-                               calculated_number value = unpack_storage_number(n);
-
-                               if(!does_storage_number_exist(n)) {
-                                       value = 0.0;
-                                       found_non_existing[c]++;
-                               }
-                               if(did_storage_number_reset(n)) annotate_reset = 1;
-
-                               switch(group_method) {
-                                       case GROUP_MAX:
-                                               if(abs(value) > abs(group_values[c])) group_values[c] = value;
-                                               break;
-
-                                       case GROUP_SUM:
-                                               group_values[c] += value;
-                                               break;
-
-                                       default:
-                                       case GROUP_AVERAGE:
-                                               group_values[c] += value;
-                                               if(print_this) group_values[c] /= ( group_count - found_non_existing[c] );
-                                               break;
-                               }
-                       }
-
-                       if(print_this) {
-                               if(annotate_reset) {
-                                       annotation_count++;
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, overflow_annotation);
-                                       annotate_reset = 0;
-                               }
-                               else
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, normal_annotation);
-
-                               pc = 0;
-                               for(c = 0 ; c < dimensions ; c++) {
-                                       if(found_non_existing[c] == group_count) {
-                                               // all entries are non-existing
-                                               pc++;
-                                               buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
-                                               buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-                                               buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
-                                       }
-                                       else if(!print_hidden[c]) {
-                                               pc++;
-                                               buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
-                                               buffer_rrd_value(wb, group_values[c]);
-                                               buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
-
-                                               if(group_values[c]) found_non_zero[c]++;
-                                       }
-
-                                       // reset them for the next loop
-                                       group_values[c] = 0;
-                                       found_non_existing[c] = 0;
-                               }
-
-                               // if all dimensions are hidden, print a null
-                               if(!pc) {
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
-                                       buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
-                               }
-
-                               printed++;
-                               group_count = 0;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               if(printed) buffer_strcat(wb, "]}");
-               buffer_strcat(wb, "\n   ]\n}\n");
-
-               if(only_non_zero && max_loop > 1) {
-                       int changed = 0;
-                       for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
-                               group_values[c] = 0;
-                               found_non_existing[c] = 0;
-
-                               if(!print_hidden[c] && !found_non_zero[c]) {
-                                       changed = 1;
-                                       print_hidden[c] = 1;
-                               }
-                       }
-
-                       if(changed) buffer_flush(wb);
-                       else break;
-               }
-               else break;
-
-       } // max_loop
-
-       debug(D_RRD_STATS, "RRD_STATS_JSON: %s total %ld bytes", st->name, wb->len);
-
-       pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
-       return last_timestamp;
+    // error("OLD: points=%d after=%d before=%d group=%d, duration=%d", entries_to_show, before - (st->update_every * group * entries_to_show), before, group, before - after + 1);
+    // rrd2array(st, entries_to_show, before - (st->update_every * group * entries_to_show), before, group_method, only_non_zero);
+    // rrd2rrdr(st, entries_to_show, before - (st->update_every * group * entries_to_show), before, group_method);
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // remove dimensions that contain only zeros
+
+    int max_loop = 1;
+    if(only_non_zero) max_loop = 2;
+
+    for(; max_loop ; max_loop--) {
+
+        // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // print the JSON header
+
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "{\n %scols%s:\n [\n", kq, kq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "        {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%stime%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sdatetime%s},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "        {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotation%s}},\n", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "        {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%sstring%s,%sp%s:{%srole%s:%sannotationText%s}}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+
+        // print the header for each dimension
+        // and update the print_hidden array for the dimensions that should be hidden
+        int pc = 0;
+        for( rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+            if(!print_hidden[c]) {
+                pc++;
+                buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n     {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%snumber%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, rd->name, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+            }
+        }
+        if(!pc) {
+            buffer_sprintf(wb, ",\n     {%sid%s:%s%s,%slabel%s:%s%s%s,%spattern%s:%s%s,%stype%s:%snumber%s}", kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, "no data", sq, kq, kq, sq, sq, kq, kq, sq, sq);
+        }
+
+        // print the begin of row data
+        buffer_sprintf(wb, "\n  ],\n    %srows%s:\n [\n", kq, kq);
+
+
+        // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // the main loop
+
+        int annotate_reset = 0;
+        int annotation_count = 0;
+
+        long    t = rrdset_time2slot(st, before),
+                stop_at_t = rrdset_time2slot(st, after),
+                stop_now = 0;
+
+        t -= t % group;
+
+        time_t  now = rrdset_slot2time(st, t),
+                dt = st->update_every;
+
+        long count = 0, printed = 0, group_count = 0;
+        last_timestamp = 0;
+
+        if(st->debug) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "%s: REQUEST after:%u before:%u, points:%ld, group:%ld, CHART cur:%ld first: %u last:%u, CALC start_t:%ld, stop_t:%ld"
+                    , st->id
+                    , (uint32_t)after
+                    , (uint32_t)before
+                    , points
+                    , group
+                    , st->current_entry
+                    , (uint32_t)rrdset_first_entry_t(st)
+                    , (uint32_t)rrdset_last_entry_t(st)
+                    , t
+                    , stop_at_t
+                    );
+
+        long counter = 0;
+        for(; !stop_now ; now -= dt, t--, counter++) {
+            if(t < 0) t = st->entries - 1;
+            if(t == stop_at_t) stop_now = counter;
+
+            int print_this = 0;
+
+            if(st->debug) debug(D_RRD_STATS, "%s t = %ld, count = %ld, group_count = %ld, printed = %ld, now = %ld, %s %s"
+                    , st->id
+                    , t
+                    , count + 1
+                    , group_count + 1
+                    , printed
+                    , now
+                    , (group_count + 1 == group)?"PRINT":"  -  "
+                    , (now >= after && now <= before)?"RANGE":"  -  "
+                    );
+
+
+            // make sure we return data in the proper time range
+            if(now > before) continue;
+            if(now < after) break;
+
+            //if(rrdset_slot2time(st, t) != now)
+            //  error("%s: slot=%ld, now=%ld, slot2time=%ld, diff=%ld, last_entry_t=%ld, rrdset_last_slot=%ld", st->id, t, now, rrdset_slot2time(st,t), now - rrdset_slot2time(st,t), rrdset_last_entry_t(st), rrdset_last_slot(st));
+
+            count++;
+            group_count++;
+
+            // check if we have to print this now
+            if(group_count == group) {
+                if(printed >= points) {
+                    // debug(D_RRD_STATS, "Already printed all rows. Stopping.");
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // generate the local date time
+                struct tm tmbuf, *tm = localtime_r(&now, &tmbuf);
+                if(!tm) { error("localtime() failed."); continue; }
+                if(now > last_timestamp) last_timestamp = now;
+
+                if(printed) buffer_strcat(wb, "]},\n");
+                buffer_strcat(wb, pre_date);
+                buffer_jsdate(wb, tm->tm_year + 1900, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec);
+                buffer_strcat(wb, post_date);
+
+                print_this = 1;
+            }
+
+            // do the calculations
+            for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+                storage_number n = rd->values[t];
+                calculated_number value = unpack_storage_number(n);
+
+                if(!does_storage_number_exist(n)) {
+                    value = 0.0;
+                    found_non_existing[c]++;
+                }
+                if(did_storage_number_reset(n)) annotate_reset = 1;
+
+                switch(group_method) {
+                    case GROUP_MAX:
+                        if(abs(value) > abs(group_values[c])) group_values[c] = value;
+                        break;
+
+                    case GROUP_SUM:
+                        group_values[c] += value;
+                        break;
+
+                    default:
+                    case GROUP_AVERAGE:
+                        group_values[c] += value;
+                        if(print_this) group_values[c] /= ( group_count - found_non_existing[c] );
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(print_this) {
+                if(annotate_reset) {
+                    annotation_count++;
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, overflow_annotation);
+                    annotate_reset = 0;
+                }
+                else
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, normal_annotation);
+
+                pc = 0;
+                for(c = 0 ; c < dimensions ; c++) {
+                    if(found_non_existing[c] == group_count) {
+                        // all entries are non-existing
+                        pc++;
+                        buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
+                        buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+                        buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
+                    }
+                    else if(!print_hidden[c]) {
+                        pc++;
+                        buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
+                        buffer_rrd_value(wb, group_values[c]);
+                        buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
+
+                        if(group_values[c]) found_non_zero[c]++;
+                    }
+
+                    // reset them for the next loop
+                    group_values[c] = 0;
+                    found_non_existing[c] = 0;
+                }
+
+                // if all dimensions are hidden, print a null
+                if(!pc) {
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, pre_value);
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, "null");
+                    buffer_strcat(wb, post_value);
+                }
+
+                printed++;
+                group_count = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(printed) buffer_strcat(wb, "]}");
+        buffer_strcat(wb, "\n   ]\n}\n");
+
+        if(only_non_zero && max_loop > 1) {
+            int changed = 0;
+            for(rd = st->dimensions, c = 0 ; rd && c < dimensions ; rd = rd->next, c++) {
+                group_values[c] = 0;
+                found_non_existing[c] = 0;
+
+                if(!print_hidden[c] && !found_non_zero[c]) {
+                    changed = 1;
+                    print_hidden[c] = 1;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(changed) buffer_flush(wb);
+            else break;
+        }
+        else break;
+
+    } // max_loop
+
+    debug(D_RRD_STATS, "RRD_STATS_JSON: %s total %lu bytes", st->name, wb->len);
+
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&st->rwlock);
+    return last_timestamp;
 }