set
$prom->set($name, $value, { labels }, [timestamp])
Set the value for the named metric. The labels hashref is optional. The timestamp (milliseconds since
epoch) is optional, but requires labels to be provided to use. An empty hashref will work in the case of
no labels.
Trying to set a metric to a non-numeric value will emit a warning and the metric will be set to zero.
add
$prom->add($name, $amount, { labels })
Add the given amount to the already-stored value (or 0 if it doesn't exist). The labels hashref is
optional.
Trying to add a non-numeric value to a metric will emit a warning and 0 will be added instead (this will
still create the metric if it didn't exist, and will update timestamps etc).
inc
$prom->inc($name, { labels })
A shortcut for
$prom->add($name, 1, { labels })
dec
$prom->dec($name, { labels })
A shortcut for
$prom->add($name, -1, { labels })
clear
$prom->clear;
Remove all stored metric values. Metric metadata (set by "declare") is preserved.
histogram_observe
$prom->histogram_observe($name, $value, { labels })
Record a histogram observation. The labels hashref is optional.
You should declare your metric beforehand, using the "buckets" key to set the buckets you want to use. If
you don't, the following buckets will be used.
[ 0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10 ]
enum_set
$prom->enum_set($name, $value, { labels }, [timestamp])
Set an enum value for the named metric. The labels hashref is optiona. The timestamp is optional.
You should declare your metric beforehand, using the "enum" key to set the label to use for the enum
value, and the "enum_values" key to list the possible values for the enum.
declare
$prom->declare($name, help => $help, type => $type, buckets => [...])
"Declare" a metric by associating metadata with it. Valid keys are:
"help"
Text describing the metric. This will appear in the formatted output sent to Prometheus.
"type"
Type of the metric, typically "gauge" or "counter".
"buckets"
For "histogram" metrics, an arrayref of the buckets to use. See "histogram_observe".
"enum"
For "enum" metrics, the name of the label to use for the enum value. See "enum_set".
"enum_values"
For "enum" metrics, the possible values the enum can take. See "enum_set".
Declaring a already-declared metric will work, but only if the metadata keys and values match the
previous call. If not, "declare" will throw an exception.
format
my $metrics = $prom->format
Output the stored metrics, values, help text and types in the Prometheus exposition format
<https://github.com/prometheus/docs/blob/master/content/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats.md>.
psgi
use Plack::Builder
builder {
mount "/metrics" => $prom->psgi;
};
Returns a simple PSGI app that, when hooked up to a web server and called, will return formatted metrics
for Prometheus. This is little more than a wrapper around "format", namely:
sub app {
my $env = shift;
return [ 200, [ 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' ], [ $prom->format ] ];
}
This is just a convenience; if you already have a web server or you want to ship metrics via some other
means (eg the Node Exporter's textfile collector), just use "format".