Deprecate collectd-zookeeper

.chloggen/deprecate-collectd-zookeeper-monitor.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: deprecation
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. crosslink)
+component: signalfx-agent
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: The collectd/zookeeper plugin is deprecated. Please use the [zookeeper receiver](https://github.com/signalfx/signalfx-agent/tree/main/internal/receiver/zookeeper) instead. This plugin will be removed by the end of March 2026.
+
+# One or more tracking issues related to the change
+issues: []
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:

internal/signalfx-agent/pkg/monitors/collectd/zookeeper/metadata.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 monitors:
   - dimensions:
     doc: |
+      **This plugin is deprecated and will be removed by the end of March 2026. Please follow the documentation to set up the zookeeper receiver.**
+
       Monitors an Apache Zookeeper instance using the [Zookeeper collectd
       plugin](https://github.com/signalfx/collectd-zookeeper). This plugin is
       installed with the Smart Agent so no additional installation is required to

internal/signalfx-agent/pkg/monitors/collectd/zookeeper/zookeeper.go

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type Monitor struct {
 
 // Configure configures and runs the plugin in python
 func (rm *Monitor) Configure(conf *Config) error {
+	rm.Logger().Warn("[NOTICE] The collectd/zookeeper plugin is deprecated. Please use the zookeeper receiver instead. This plugin will be removed by the end of March 2026.")
 	conf.pyConf = &python.Config{
 		MonitorConfig: conf.MonitorConfig,
 		ModuleName:    "zk-collectd",