import Gmetric

def send_gmetric_data(metric_name,metric_value,metric_group):
    parser = optparse.OptionParser()

    #gmond configuration
    options = {}
    options['host'] = "your_server"
    options['protocol'] = "udp"
    options['port'] = 8649
    options['name'] = metric_name
    options['value'] = metric_value
    options['units'] = ""
    options['slope'] = "both"
    options['type'] = "int16"
    options['tmax'] = "60"
    options['dmax'] = "0"
    options['group'] = metric_group 
    options['spoof'] = metric_group
    
    #mandamos los datos
    g = Gmetric(options['host'], options['port'], options['protocol'])
    g.send(options['name'], options['value'], options['type'], options['units'],
           options['slope'], options['tmax'], options['dmax'], options['group'], options['spoof'])