client_golang/prometheus/gauge.go

// Copyright 2014 The Prometheus Authors
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package prometheus

// Gauge is a Metric that represents a single numerical value that can
// arbitrarily go up and down.
//
// A Gauge is typically used for measured values like temperatures or current
// memory usage, but also "counts" that can go up and down, like the number of
// running goroutines.
//
// To create Gauge instances, use NewGauge.
type Gauge interface {
	Metric
	Collector

	// Set sets the Gauge to an arbitrary value.
	Set(float64)
	// Inc increments the Gauge by 1. Use Add to increment it by arbitrary
	// values.
	Inc()
	// Dec decrements the Gauge by 1. Use Sub to decrement it by arbitrary
	// values.
	Dec()
	// Add adds the given value to the Gauge. (The value can be negative,
	// resulting in a decrease of the Gauge.)
	Add(float64)
	// Sub subtracts the given value from the Gauge. (The value can be
	// negative, resulting in an increase of the Gauge.)
	Sub(float64)

	// SetToCurrentTime sets the Gauge to the current Unix time in seconds.
	SetToCurrentTime()
}

// GaugeOpts is an alias for Opts. See there for doc comments.
type GaugeOpts Opts

// NewGauge creates a new Gauge based on the provided GaugeOpts.
func NewGauge(opts GaugeOpts) Gauge {
	return newValue(NewDesc(
		BuildFQName(opts.Namespace, opts.Subsystem, opts.Name),
		opts.Help,
		nil,
		opts.ConstLabels,
	), GaugeValue, 0)
}

// GaugeVec is a Collector that bundles a set of Gauges that all share the same
// Desc, but have different values for their variable labels. This is used if
// you want to count the same thing partitioned by various dimensions
// (e.g. number of operations queued, partitioned by user and operation
// type). Create instances with NewGaugeVec.
type GaugeVec struct {
	*metricVec
}

// NewGaugeVec creates a new GaugeVec based on the provided GaugeOpts and
// partitioned by the given label names.
func NewGaugeVec(opts GaugeOpts, labelNames []string) *GaugeVec {
	desc := NewDesc(
		BuildFQName(opts.Namespace, opts.Subsystem, opts.Name),
		opts.Help,
		labelNames,
		opts.ConstLabels,
	)
	return &GaugeVec{
		metricVec: newMetricVec(desc, func(lvs ...string) Metric {
			return newValue(desc, GaugeValue, 0, lvs...)
		}),
	}
}

// GetMetricWithLabelValues returns the Gauge for the given slice of label
// values (same order as the VariableLabels in Desc). If that combination of
// label values is accessed for the first time, a new Gauge is created.
//
// It is possible to call this method without using the returned Gauge to only
// create the new Gauge but leave it at its starting value 0. See also the
// SummaryVec example.
//
// Keeping the Gauge for later use is possible (and should be considered if
// performance is critical), but keep in mind that Reset, DeleteLabelValues and
// Delete can be used to delete the Gauge from the GaugeVec. In that case, the
// Gauge will still exist, but it will not be exported anymore, even if a
// Gauge with the same label values is created later. See also the CounterVec
// example.
//
// An error is returned if the number of label values is not the same as the
// number of VariableLabels in Desc.
//
// Note that for more than one label value, this method is prone to mistakes
// caused by an incorrect order of arguments. Consider GetMetricWith(Labels) as
// an alternative to avoid that type of mistake. For higher label numbers, the
// latter has a much more readable (albeit more verbose) syntax, but it comes
// with a performance overhead (for creating and processing the Labels map).
func (m *GaugeVec) GetMetricWithLabelValues(lvs ...string) (Gauge, error) {
	metric, err := m.metricVec.getMetricWithLabelValues(lvs...)
	if metric != nil {
		return metric.(Gauge), err
	}
	return nil, err
}

// GetMetricWith returns the Gauge for the given Labels map (the label names
// must match those of the VariableLabels in Desc). If that label map is
// accessed for the first time, a new Gauge is created. Implications of
// creating a Gauge without using it and keeping the Gauge for later use are
// the same as for GetMetricWithLabelValues.
//
// An error is returned if the number and names of the Labels are inconsistent
// with those of the VariableLabels in Desc.
//
// This method is used for the same purpose as
// GetMetricWithLabelValues(...string). See there for pros and cons of the two
// methods.
func (m *GaugeVec) GetMetricWith(labels Labels) (Gauge, error) {
	metric, err := m.metricVec.getMetricWith(labels)
	if metric != nil {
		return metric.(Gauge), err
	}
	return nil, err
}

// WithLabelValues works as GetMetricWithLabelValues, but panics where
// GetMetricWithLabelValues would have returned an error. By not returning an
// error, WithLabelValues allows shortcuts like
//     myVec.WithLabelValues("404", "GET").Add(42)
func (m *GaugeVec) WithLabelValues(lvs ...string) Gauge {
	return m.metricVec.withLabelValues(lvs...).(Gauge)
}

// With works as GetMetricWith, but panics where GetMetricWithLabels would have
// returned an error. By not returning an error, With allows shortcuts like
//     myVec.With(Labels{"code": "404", "method": "GET"}).Add(42)
func (m *GaugeVec) With(labels Labels) Gauge {
	return m.metricVec.with(labels).(Gauge)
}

// GaugeFunc is a Gauge whose value is determined at collect time by calling a
// provided function.
//
// To create GaugeFunc instances, use NewGaugeFunc.
type GaugeFunc interface {
	Metric
	Collector
}

// NewGaugeFunc creates a new GaugeFunc based on the provided GaugeOpts. The
// value reported is determined by calling the given function from within the
// Write method. Take into account that metric collection may happen
// concurrently. If that results in concurrent calls to Write, like in the case
// where a GaugeFunc is directly registered with Prometheus, the provided
// function must be concurrency-safe.
func NewGaugeFunc(opts GaugeOpts, function func() float64) GaugeFunc {
	return newValueFunc(NewDesc(
		BuildFQName(opts.Namespace, opts.Subsystem, opts.Name),
		opts.Help,
		nil,
		opts.ConstLabels,
	), GaugeValue, function)
}