Class: Google::Api::MetricDescriptor

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Extended by:
Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
Includes:
Protobuf::MessageExts
Defined in:
proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb

Overview

Defines a metric type and its schema. Once a metric descriptor is created, deleting or altering it stops data collection and makes the metric type's existing data unusable.

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: MetricKind, ValueType Classes: MetricDescriptorMetadata

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Attribute Details

#description ⇒ ::String

Returns A detailed description of the metric, which can be used in documentation.

Returns:

  • (::String) —

    A detailed description of the metric, which can be used in documentation.



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#display_name ⇒ ::String

Returns A concise name for the metric, which can be displayed in user interfaces. Use sentence case without an ending period, for example "Request count". This field is optional but it is recommended to be set for any metrics associated with user-visible concepts, such as Quota.

Returns:

  • (::String) —

    A concise name for the metric, which can be displayed in user interfaces. Use sentence case without an ending period, for example "Request count". This field is optional but it is recommended to be set for any metrics associated with user-visible concepts, such as Quota.



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#labels ⇒ ::Array<::Google::Api::LabelDescriptor>

Returns The set of labels that can be used to describe a specific instance of this metric type. For example, the appengine.googleapis.com/http/server/response_latencies metric type has a label for the HTTP response code, response_code, so you can look at latencies for successful responses or just for responses that failed.

Returns:

  • (::Array<::Google::Api::LabelDescriptor>) —

    The set of labels that can be used to describe a specific instance of this metric type. For example, the appengine.googleapis.com/http/server/response_latencies metric type has a label for the HTTP response code, response_code, so you can look at latencies for successful responses or just for responses that failed.



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#launch_stage ⇒ ::Google::Api::LaunchStage

Returns Optional. The launch stage of the metric definition.

Returns:



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#metadata ⇒ ::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor::MetricDescriptorMetadata

Returns Optional. Metadata which can be used to guide usage of the metric.

Returns:



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#metric_kind ⇒ ::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor::MetricKind

Returns Whether the metric records instantaneous values, changes to a value, etc. Some combinations of metric_kind and value_type might not be supported.

Returns:



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#monitored_resource_types ⇒ ::Array<::String>

Returns Read-only. If present, then a [time series][google.monitoring.v3.TimeSeries], which is identified partially by a metric type and a [MonitoredResourceDescriptor][google.api.MonitoredResourceDescriptor], that is associated with this metric type can only be associated with one of the monitored resource types listed here.

Returns:

  • (::Array<::String>) —

    Read-only. If present, then a [time series][google.monitoring.v3.TimeSeries], which is identified partially by a metric type and a [MonitoredResourceDescriptor][google.api.MonitoredResourceDescriptor], that is associated with this metric type can only be associated with one of the monitored resource types listed here.



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#name ⇒ ::String

Returns The resource name of the metric descriptor.

Returns:

  • (::String) —

    The resource name of the metric descriptor.



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#type ⇒ ::String

Returns The metric type, including its DNS name prefix. The type is not URL-encoded. All user-defined metric types have the DNS name custom.googleapis.com or external.googleapis.com. Metric types should use a natural hierarchical grouping. For example:

"custom.googleapis.com/invoice/paid/amount"
"external.googleapis.com/prometheus/up"
"appengine.googleapis.com/http/server/response_latencies".

Returns:

  • (::String) —

    The metric type, including its DNS name prefix. The type is not URL-encoded. All user-defined metric types have the DNS name custom.googleapis.com or external.googleapis.com. Metric types should use a natural hierarchical grouping. For example:

    "custom.googleapis.com/invoice/paid/amount"
"external.googleapis.com/prometheus/up"
"appengine.googleapis.com/http/server/response_latencies"



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#unit ⇒ ::String

Returns The units in which the metric value is reported. It is only applicable if the value_type is INT64, DOUBLE, or DISTRIBUTION. The unit defines the representation of the stored metric values.

Different systems might scale the values to be more easily displayed (so a value of 0.02kBy might be displayed as 20By, and a value of 3523kBy might be displayed as 3.5MBy). However, if the unit is kBy, then the value of the metric is always in thousands of bytes, no matter how it might be displayed.

If you want a custom metric to record the exact number of CPU-seconds used by a job, you can create an INT64 CUMULATIVE metric whose unit is s{CPU} (or equivalently 1s{CPU} or just s). If the job uses 12,005 CPU-seconds, then the value is written as 12005.

Alternatively, if you want a custom metric to record data in a more granular way, you can create a DOUBLE CUMULATIVE metric whose unit is ks{CPU}, and then write the value 12.005 (which is 12005/1000), or use Kis{CPU} and write 11.723 (which is 12005/1024).

The supported units are a subset of The Unified Code for Units of Measure standard:

Basic units (UNIT)

  • bit bit
  • By byte
  • s second
  • min minute
  • h hour
  • d day
  • 1 dimensionless

Prefixes (PREFIX)

  • k kilo (10^3)
  • M mega (10^6)
  • G giga (10^9)
  • T tera (10^12)
  • P peta (10^15)
  • E exa (10^18)
  • Z zetta (10^21)

  • Y yotta (10^24)

  • m milli (10^-3)

  • u micro (10^-6)

  • n nano (10^-9)

  • p pico (10^-12)

  • f femto (10^-15)

  • a atto (10^-18)

  • z zepto (10^-21)

  • y yocto (10^-24)

  • Ki kibi (2^10)

  • Mi mebi (2^20)

  • Gi gibi (2^30)

  • Ti tebi (2^40)

  • Pi pebi (2^50)

Grammar

The grammar also includes these connectors:

  • / division or ratio (as an infix operator). For examples, kBy/{email} or MiBy/10ms (although you should almost never have /s in a metric unit; rates should always be computed at query time from the underlying cumulative or delta value).
  • . multiplication or composition (as an infix operator). For examples, GBy.d or k{watt}.h.

The grammar for a unit is as follows:

Expression = Component { "." Component } { "/" Component } ;

Component = ( [ PREFIX ] UNIT | "%" ) [ Annotation ]
          | Annotation
          | "1"
          ;

Annotation = "{" NAME "}" ;

Notes:

  • Annotation is just a comment if it follows a UNIT. If the annotation is used alone, then the unit is equivalent to 1. For examples, {request}/s == 1/s, By{transmitted}/s == By/s.
  • NAME is a sequence of non-blank printable ASCII characters not containing { or }.
  • 1 represents a unitary dimensionless unit of 1, such as in 1/s. It is typically used when none of the basic units are appropriate. For example, "new users per day" can be represented as 1/d or {new-users}/d (and a metric value 5 would mean "5 new users). Alternatively, "thousands of page views per day" would be represented as 1000/d or k1/d or k{page_views}/d (and a metric value of 5.3 would mean "5300 page views per day").
  • % represents dimensionless value of 1/100, and annotates values giving a percentage (so the metric values are typically in the range of 0..100, and a metric value 3 means "3 percent").
  • 10^2.% indicates a metric contains a ratio, typically in the range 0..1, that will be multiplied by 100 and displayed as a percentage (so a metric value 0.03 means "3 percent").

Returns:

  • (::String) —

    The units in which the metric value is reported. It is only applicable if the value_type is INT64, DOUBLE, or DISTRIBUTION. The unit defines the representation of the stored metric values.

    Different systems might scale the values to be more easily displayed (so a value of 0.02kBy might be displayed as 20By, and a value of 3523kBy might be displayed as 3.5MBy). However, if the unit is kBy, then the value of the metric is always in thousands of bytes, no matter how it might be displayed.

    If you want a custom metric to record the exact number of CPU-seconds used by a job, you can create an INT64 CUMULATIVE metric whose unit is s{CPU} (or equivalently 1s{CPU} or just s). If the job uses 12,005 CPU-seconds, then the value is written as 12005.

    Alternatively, if you want a custom metric to record data in a more granular way, you can create a DOUBLE CUMULATIVE metric whose unit is ks{CPU}, and then write the value 12.005 (which is 12005/1000), or use Kis{CPU} and write 11.723 (which is 12005/1024).

    The supported units are a subset of The Unified Code for Units of Measure standard:

    Basic units (UNIT)

    • bit bit
    • By byte
    • s second
    • min minute
    • h hour
    • d day
    • 1 dimensionless

    Prefixes (PREFIX)

    • k kilo (10^3)
    • M mega (10^6)
    • G giga (10^9)
    • T tera (10^12)
    • P peta (10^15)
    • E exa (10^18)
    • Z zetta (10^21)

    • Y yotta (10^24)

    • m milli (10^-3)

    • u micro (10^-6)

    • n nano (10^-9)

    • p pico (10^-12)

    • f femto (10^-15)

    • a atto (10^-18)

    • z zepto (10^-21)

    • y yocto (10^-24)

    • Ki kibi (2^10)

    • Mi mebi (2^20)

    • Gi gibi (2^30)

    • Ti tebi (2^40)

    • Pi pebi (2^50)

    Grammar

    The grammar also includes these connectors:

    • / division or ratio (as an infix operator). For examples, kBy/{email} or MiBy/10ms (although you should almost never have /s in a metric unit; rates should always be computed at query time from the underlying cumulative or delta value).
    • . multiplication or composition (as an infix operator). For examples, GBy.d or k{watt}.h.

    The grammar for a unit is as follows:

    Expression = Component { "." Component } { "/" Component } ;

Component = ( [ PREFIX ] UNIT | "%" ) [ Annotation ]
          | Annotation
          | "1"
          ;

Annotation = "{" NAME "}" ;

    Notes:

    • Annotation is just a comment if it follows a UNIT. If the annotation is used alone, then the unit is equivalent to 1. For examples, {request}/s == 1/s, By{transmitted}/s == By/s.
    • NAME is a sequence of non-blank printable ASCII characters not containing { or }.
    • 1 represents a unitary dimensionless unit of 1, such as in 1/s. It is typically used when none of the basic units are appropriate. For example, "new users per day" can be represented as 1/d or {new-users}/d (and a metric value 5 would mean "5 new users). Alternatively, "thousands of page views per day" would be represented as 1000/d or k1/d or k{page_views}/d (and a metric value of 5.3 would mean "5300 page views per day").
    • % represents dimensionless value of 1/100, and annotates values giving a percentage (so the metric values are typically in the range of 0..100, and a metric value 3 means "3 percent").
    • 10^2.% indicates a metric contains a ratio, typically in the range 0..1, that will be multiplied by 100 and displayed as a percentage (so a metric value 0.03 means "3 percent").


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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end

#value_type ⇒ ::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor::ValueType

Returns Whether the measurement is an integer, a floating-point number, etc. Some combinations of metric_kind and value_type might not be supported.

Returns:



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# File 'proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb', line 181

class MetricDescriptor
  include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
  extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods

  # Additional annotations that can be used to guide the usage of a metric.
  # @!attribute [rw] launch_stage
  #   @deprecated This field is deprecated and may be removed in the next major version update.
  #   @return [::Google::Api::LaunchStage]
  #     Deprecated. Must use the
  #     {::Google::Api::MetricDescriptor#launch_stage MetricDescriptor.launch_stage}
  #     instead.
  # @!attribute [rw] sample_period
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The sampling period of metric data points. For metrics which are written
  #     periodically, consecutive data points are stored at this time interval,
  #     excluding data loss due to errors. Metrics with a higher granularity have
  #     a smaller sampling period.
  # @!attribute [rw] ingest_delay
  #   @return [::Google::Protobuf::Duration]
  #     The delay of data points caused by ingestion. Data points older than this
  #     age are guaranteed to be ingested and available to be read, excluding
  #     data loss due to errors.
  class MetricDescriptorMetadata
    include ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts
    extend ::Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods
  end

  # The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.
  # For information on setting the start time and end time based on
  # the MetricKind, see [TimeInterval][google.monitoring.v3.TimeInterval].
  module MetricKind
    # Do not use this default value.
    METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # An instantaneous measurement of a value.
    GAUGE = 1

    # The change in a value during a time interval.
    DELTA = 2

    # A value accumulated over a time interval.  Cumulative
    # measurements in a time series should have the same start time
    # and increasing end times, until an event resets the cumulative
    # value to zero and sets a new start time for the following
    # points.
    CUMULATIVE = 3
  end

  # The value type of a metric.
  module ValueType
    # Do not use this default value.
    VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

    # The value is a boolean.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    BOOL = 1

    # The value is a signed 64-bit integer.
    INT64 = 2

    # The value is a double precision floating point number.
    DOUBLE = 3

    # The value is a text string.
    # This value type can be used only if the metric kind is `GAUGE`.
    STRING = 4

    # The value is a {::Google::Api::Distribution `Distribution`}.
    DISTRIBUTION = 5

    # The value is money.
    MONEY = 6
  end
end