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diff --git a/vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/histogram.go b/vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/histogram.go
index 6cc6e68..331783a 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/histogram.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/histogram.go
@@ -126,23 +126,16 @@ type HistogramOpts struct {
// string.
Help string
- // ConstLabels are used to attach fixed labels to this
- // Histogram. Histograms with the same fully-qualified name must have the
- // same label names in their ConstLabels.
+ // ConstLabels are used to attach fixed labels to this metric. Metrics
+ // with the same fully-qualified name must have the same label names in
+ // their ConstLabels.
//
- // Note that in most cases, labels have a value that varies during the
- // lifetime of a process. Those labels are usually managed with a
- // HistogramVec. ConstLabels serve only special purposes. One is for the
- // special case where the value of a label does not change during the
- // lifetime of a process, e.g. if the revision of the running binary is
- // put into a label. Another, more advanced purpose is if more than one
- // Collector needs to collect Histograms with the same fully-qualified
- // name. In that case, those Summaries must differ in the values of
- // their ConstLabels. See the Collector examples.
- //
- // If the value of a label never changes (not even between binaries),
- // that label most likely should not be a label at all (but part of the
- // metric name).
+ // ConstLabels are only used rarely. In particular, do not use them to
+ // attach the same labels to all your metrics. Those use cases are
+ // better covered by target labels set by the scraping Prometheus
+ // server, or by one specific metric (e.g. a build_info or a
+ // machine_role metric). See also
+ // https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/writing_exporters/#target-labels,-not-static-scraped-labels
ConstLabels Labels
// Buckets defines the buckets into which observations are counted. Each
@@ -322,7 +315,7 @@ func NewHistogramVec(opts HistogramOpts, labelNames []string) *HistogramVec {
// example.
//
// An error is returned if the number of label values is not the same as the
-// number of VariableLabels in Desc.
+// number of VariableLabels in Desc (minus any curried labels).
//
// 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
@@ -330,8 +323,8 @@ func NewHistogramVec(opts HistogramOpts, labelNames []string) *HistogramVec {
// latter has a much more readable (albeit more verbose) syntax, but it comes
// with a performance overhead (for creating and processing the Labels map).
// See also the GaugeVec example.
-func (m *HistogramVec) GetMetricWithLabelValues(lvs ...string) (Observer, error) {
- metric, err := m.metricVec.getMetricWithLabelValues(lvs...)
+func (v *HistogramVec) GetMetricWithLabelValues(lvs ...string) (Observer, error) {
+ metric, err := v.metricVec.getMetricWithLabelValues(lvs...)
if metric != nil {
return metric.(Observer), err
}
@@ -345,13 +338,13 @@ func (m *HistogramVec) GetMetricWithLabelValues(lvs ...string) (Observer, error)
// 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.
+// with those of the VariableLabels in Desc (minus any curried labels).
//
// This method is used for the same purpose as
// GetMetricWithLabelValues(...string). See there for pros and cons of the two
// methods.
-func (m *HistogramVec) GetMetricWith(labels Labels) (Observer, error) {
- metric, err := m.metricVec.getMetricWith(labels)
+func (v *HistogramVec) GetMetricWith(labels Labels) (Observer, error) {
+ metric, err := v.metricVec.getMetricWith(labels)
if metric != nil {
return metric.(Observer), err
}
@@ -359,18 +352,57 @@ func (m *HistogramVec) GetMetricWith(labels Labels) (Observer, error) {
}
// WithLabelValues works as GetMetricWithLabelValues, but panics where
-// GetMetricWithLabelValues would have returned an error. By not returning an
-// error, WithLabelValues allows shortcuts like
+// GetMetricWithLabelValues would have returned an error. Not returning an
+// error allows shortcuts like
// myVec.WithLabelValues("404", "GET").Observe(42.21)
-func (m *HistogramVec) WithLabelValues(lvs ...string) Observer {
- return m.metricVec.withLabelValues(lvs...).(Observer)
+func (v *HistogramVec) WithLabelValues(lvs ...string) Observer {
+ h, err := v.GetMetricWithLabelValues(lvs...)
+ if err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
+ return h
}
-// 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"}).Observe(42.21)
-func (m *HistogramVec) With(labels Labels) Observer {
- return m.metricVec.with(labels).(Observer)
+// With works as GetMetricWith but panics where GetMetricWithLabels would have
+// returned an error. Not returning an error allows shortcuts like
+// myVec.With(prometheus.Labels{"code": "404", "method": "GET"}).Observe(42.21)
+func (v *HistogramVec) With(labels Labels) Observer {
+ h, err := v.GetMetricWith(labels)
+ if err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
+ return h
+}
+
+// CurryWith returns a vector curried with the provided labels, i.e. the
+// returned vector has those labels pre-set for all labeled operations performed
+// on it. The cardinality of the curried vector is reduced accordingly. The
+// order of the remaining labels stays the same (just with the curried labels
+// taken out of the sequence – which is relevant for the
+// (GetMetric)WithLabelValues methods). It is possible to curry a curried
+// vector, but only with labels not yet used for currying before.
+//
+// The metrics contained in the HistogramVec are shared between the curried and
+// uncurried vectors. They are just accessed differently. Curried and uncurried
+// vectors behave identically in terms of collection. Only one must be
+// registered with a given registry (usually the uncurried version). The Reset
+// method deletes all metrics, even if called on a curried vector.
+func (v *HistogramVec) CurryWith(labels Labels) (ObserverVec, error) {
+ vec, err := v.curryWith(labels)
+ if vec != nil {
+ return &HistogramVec{vec}, err
+ }
+ return nil, err
+}
+
+// MustCurryWith works as CurryWith but panics where CurryWith would have
+// returned an error.
+func (v *HistogramVec) MustCurryWith(labels Labels) ObserverVec {
+ vec, err := v.CurryWith(labels)
+ if err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
+ return vec
}
type constHistogram struct {