def init_app(self, app):
        """Inititialise the extension with the app object.

        :param app: Your application object
        """
        host = app.config.get('STATS_HOSTNAME', 'localhost')
        port = app.config.get('STATS_PORT', 8125)
        base_key = app.config.get('STATS_BASE_KEY', app.name)

        client = _StatsClient(
            host=host,
            port=port,
            prefix=base_key,
        )

        app.before_request(client.flask_time_start)
        app.after_request(client.flask_time_end)

        if not hasattr(app, 'extensions'):
            app.extensions = {}
        app.extensions.setdefault('stats', {})
        app.extensions['stats'][self] = client

        return client
Inititialise the extension with the app object.

        :param app: Your application object