Service Management V1 API - Module Google::Api::MetricDescriptor::MetricKind (v1.5.0)
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Reference documentation and code samples for the Service Management V1 API module Google::Api::MetricDescriptor::MetricKind.
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].
Constants
METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
value: 0
Do not use this default value.
GAUGE
value: 1
An instantaneous measurement of a value.
DELTA
value: 2
The change in a value during a time interval.
CUMULATIVE
value: 3
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.
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