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.

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