Module: Google::Api::MetricDescriptor::MetricKind

Defined in:

proto_docs/google/api/metric.rb

Overview

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].

Constant Summary

METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED =

Do not use this default value.

0

GAUGE =

An instantaneous measurement of a value.

1

DELTA =

The change in a value during a time interval.

2

CUMULATIVE =

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.

3