Index
Distribution
(message)Distribution.BucketOptions
(message)Distribution.BucketOptions.Explicit
(message)Distribution.BucketOptions.Exponential
(message)Distribution.BucketOptions.Linear
(message)Distribution.Exemplar
(message)Distribution.Range
(message)MetricDescriptor
(message)MetricDescriptor.MetricKind
(enum)MetricDescriptor.ValueType
(enum)
Distribution
Distribution
contains summary statistics for a population of values. It optionally contains a histogram representing the distribution of those values across a set of buckets.
The summary statistics are the count, mean, sum of the squared deviation from the mean, the minimum, and the maximum of the set of population of values. The histogram is based on a sequence of buckets and gives a count of values that fall into each bucket. The boundaries of the buckets are given either explicitly or by formulas for buckets of fixed or exponentially increasing widths.
Although it is not forbidden, it is generally a bad idea to include non-finite values (infinities or NaNs) in the population of values, as this will render the mean
and sum_of_squared_deviation
fields meaningless.
Fields | |
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count |
The number of values in the population. Must be non-negative. This value must equal the sum of the values in |
mean |
The arithmetic mean of the values in the population. If |
sum_ |
The sum of squared deviations from the mean of the values in the population. For values x_i this is:
Knuth, "The Art of Computer Programming", Vol. 2, page 232, 3rd edition describes Welford's method for accumulating this sum in one pass. If |
range |
If specified, contains the range of the population values. The field must not be present if the |
bucket_ |
Defines the histogram bucket boundaries. If the distribution does not contain a histogram, then omit this field. |
bucket_ |
The number of values in each bucket of the histogram, as described in If present, The order of the values in |
exemplars[] |
Must be in increasing order of |
BucketOptions
BucketOptions
describes the bucket boundaries used to create a histogram for the distribution. The buckets can be in a linear sequence, an exponential sequence, or each bucket can be specified explicitly. BucketOptions
does not include the number of values in each bucket.
A bucket has an inclusive lower bound and exclusive upper bound for the values that are counted for that bucket. The upper bound of a bucket must be strictly greater than the lower bound. The sequence of N buckets for a distribution consists of an underflow bucket (number 0), zero or more finite buckets (number 1 through N - 2) and an overflow bucket (number N - 1). The buckets are contiguous: the lower bound of bucket i (i > 0) is the same as the upper bound of bucket i - 1. The buckets span the whole range of finite values: lower bound of the underflow bucket is -infinity and the upper bound of the overflow bucket is +infinity. The finite buckets are so-called because both bounds are finite.
Fields | |
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Union field options . Exactly one of these three fields must be set. options can be only one of the following: |
|
linear_ |
The linear bucket. |
exponential_ |
The exponential buckets. |
explicit_ |
The explicit buckets. |
Explicit
Specifies a set of buckets with arbitrary widths.
There are size(bounds) + 1
(= N) buckets. Bucket i
has the following boundaries:
Upper bound (0 <= i < N-1): bounds[i] Lower bound (1 <= i < N); bounds[i - 1]
The bounds
field must contain at least one element. If bounds
has only one element, then there are no finite buckets, and that single element is the common boundary of the overflow and underflow buckets.
Fields | |
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bounds[] |
The values must be monotonically increasing. |
Exponential
Specifies an exponential sequence of buckets that have a width that is proportional to the value of the lower bound. Each bucket represents a constant relative uncertainty on a specific value in the bucket.
There are num_finite_buckets + 2
(= N) buckets. Bucket i
has the following boundaries:
Upper bound (0 <= i < N-1): scale * (growth_factor ^ i).
Lower bound (1 <= i < N): scale * (growth_factor ^ (i - 1)).
Fields | |
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num_ |
Must be greater than 0. |
growth_ |
Must be greater than 1. |
scale |
Must be greater than 0. |
Linear
Specifies a linear sequence of buckets that all have the same width (except overflow and underflow). Each bucket represents a constant absolute uncertainty on the specific value in the bucket.
There are num_finite_buckets + 2
(= N) buckets. Bucket i
has the following boundaries:
Upper bound (0 <= i < N-1): offset + (width * i).
Lower bound (1 <= i < N): offset + (width * (i - 1)).
Fields | |
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num_ |
Must be greater than 0. |
width |
Must be greater than 0. |
offset |
Lower bound of the first bucket. |
Exemplar
Exemplars are example points that may be used to annotate aggregated distribution values. They are metadata that gives information about a particular value added to a Distribution bucket, such as a trace ID that was active when a value was added. They may contain further information, such as a example values and timestamps, origin, etc.
Fields | |
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value |
Value of the exemplar point. This value determines to which bucket the exemplar belongs. |
timestamp |
The observation (sampling) time of the above value. |
attachments[] |
Contextual information about the example value. Examples are: Trace: type.googleapis.com/google.monitoring.v3.SpanContext Literal string: type.googleapis.com/google.protobuf.StringValue Labels dropped during aggregation: type.googleapis.com/google.monitoring.v3.DroppedLabels There may be only a single attachment of any given message type in a single exemplar, and this is enforced by the system. |
Range
The range of the population values.
Fields | |
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min |
The minimum of the population values. |
max |
The maximum of the population values. |
MetricDescriptor
This type has no fields.
Defines a metric type and its schema. Once a metric descriptor is created, deleting or altering it stops data collection and makes the metric type's existing data unusable.
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].
Enums | |
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METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED |
Do not use this default value. |
GAUGE |
An instantaneous measurement of a value. |
DELTA |
The change in a value during a time interval. |
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. |
ValueType
The value type of a metric.
Enums | |
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VALUE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED |
Do not use this default value. |
BOOL |
The value is a boolean. This value type can be used only if the metric kind is GAUGE . |
INT64 |
The value is a signed 64-bit integer. |
DOUBLE |
The value is a double precision floating point number. |
STRING |
The value is a text string. This value type can be used only if the metric kind is GAUGE . |
DISTRIBUTION |
The value is a . |
MONEY |
The value is money. |