Require Histogram metric types
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Romiko commented
It makes sense that we store histogram metric types with predefined buckets for metrics regarding duration.
e.g.
pagespeed_lighthouse_interactive_duration_seconds
However the only problem is due to the ephemereal nature of this, that would mean all counter based metrics would need to be PUSHED to a prometheus aggregator (not gateway) to keep the counts intact.
This allows for better measurements in prometheus using increase and rate functions.
See the "weaveworks/prom-aggregation-gateway".
So what we could do it offer both gauge and histogram versions of the metrics.. The user can then choose which to use.
Thoughts?