Fix index name encoding issue

This was causing the index name to come through with b'' incorrectly wrapping it.

Python 3 Support

v1.4.0

Add Python 3 compatibility (#64)

Collect stats from write thread pool for ES versions 6.3+

Updates to support stats from write thread pool for ES versions 6.3+

Prevent non existent stats from being reported as 0s

This release fixes a bug that emits non existent stats as 0s

v1.3.6: Handled deprecated ES stats (#61)

Removed metrics deprecated in ES 6.3.2

v1.3.5: Updates to how version and cluster are determined

Updates to address race condition when the ES node being monitored and the plugin start up at about the same time.

The plugin will -

• determine cluster name from the ES endpoint or will use the Cluster config option if a value is provided
• not emit datapoints until it figures out, both, cluster name and version from the node being monitored

v1.3.4: Bug Fix

• More graceful handling of connection errors

v1.3.3

Added exception handling for deprecated settings key from the response json.

v1.3.2

• Restore compatibility with python 2.6

The recently added configuration option Protocol introduced a requirement of python 2.7.9 or higher when contacting elasticsearch over https. This release restores compatibility for python 2.6-2.7.9 when https is not required.

v1.3.1

• Enhanced automated testing for CI