diff --git a/collectors/0/tcp_bridge.py b/collectors/0/tcp_bridge.py
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+++ b/collectors/0/tcp_bridge.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# This file is part of tcollector.
+# Copyright (C) 2013  The tcollector Authors.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+# option) any later version.  This program is distributed in the hope that it
+# will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+# of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License for more details.  You should have received a copy
+# of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If not,
+# see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Listens on a local TCP socket for incoming Metrics """
+
+import socket
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from collectors.lib import utils
+from thread import *
+
+try:
+    from collectors.etc import tcp_bridge_conf
+except ImportError:
+    print >> sys.stderr, 'unable to import tcp_bridge_conf'
+    tcp_bridge_conf = None
+
+HOST = '127.0.0.1'
+PORT = 4243
+
+# metrics
+m_namespace = 'tcollector.tcp_bridge.'
+m_lines = 0
+m_connections = 0
+m_delay = 15
+m_last = 0
+m_ptime = 0
+
+# buffered stdout seems to break metrics
+out = os.fdopen(sys.stdout.fileno(), 'w', 0)
+
+def main():
+    if not (tcp_bridge_conf and tcp_bridge_conf.enabled()):
+        print >> sys.stderr, 'not enabled, or tcp_bridge_conf unavilable'
+        sys.exit(13)
+    utils.drop_privileges()
+
+    def printm(string, time, value):
+        out.write(m_namespace+string+' '+str(time)+' '+str(value)+'\n')
+
+    def printmetrics():
+        global m_delay
+        global m_last
+
+        ts = int(time.time())
+        if ts > m_last+m_delay:
+            printm('lines_read', ts, m_lines)
+            printm('connections_processed', ts, m_connections)
+            printm('processing_time', ts, m_ptime)
+            printm('active', ts, 1)
+            m_last = ts
+
+    def clientthread(connection):
+        global m_lines
+        global m_connections
+        global m_ptime
+
+        start = time.time()
+        f = connection.makefile()
+        while True:
+            data = f.readline()
+
+            if not data:
+                break
+
+            data = removePut(data)
+            out.write(data)
+            m_lines += 1
+
+        f.close()
+        connection.close()
+
+        end = time.time()
+        m_ptime += (end - start)
+        m_connections += 1
+        printmetrics()
+
+    def removePut(line):
+        if line.startswith('put '):
+            return line[4:]
+        else:
+            return line
+
+    try:
+        if tcp_bridge_conf.port():
+            PORT = tcp_bridge_conf.port()
+
+        if tcp_bridge_conf.host():
+            HOST = tcp_bridge_conf.host()
+
+        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        sock.bind((HOST, PORT))
+        sock.listen(1)
+
+    except socket.error, msg:
+        utils.err('could not open socket: %s' % msg)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        flush_delay = tcp_bridge_conf.flush_delay()
+    except AttributeError:
+        flush_delay = 60
+
+    try:
+        try:
+            while 1:
+                connection, address = sock.accept()
+                start_new_thread(clientthread, (connection,))
+
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            utils.err("keyboard interrupt, exiting")
+
+    finally:
+        sock.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/collectors/etc/tcp_bridge_conf.py b/collectors/etc/tcp_bridge_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f84adb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collectors/etc/tcp_bridge_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+def enabled():
+  return True
+
+def flush_delay():
+  return 60
+
+def port():
+  return 4243
+
+def host():
+  return '127.0.0.1'