/// <summary>
/// Return the <see cref="Core.Counter"/> registered under this name; or create and register
/// a new <see cref="Core.Counter"/> if none is registered.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The metric name</param>
/// <returns>a new or pre-existing <see cref="Core.Counter"/></returns>
public Counter Counter(string name)
{
return(Counter(MetricName.build(name)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Given an <see cref="IMetric"/>, registers it under the given name
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">the type of the metric</typeparam>
/// <param name="name">the name of the metric</param>
/// <param name="metric">the metric</param>
/// <returns><see cref="IMetric"/></returns>
public T Register <T>(string name, T metric) where T : IMetric
{
return(Register(MetricName.build(name), metric));
}
/// <summary>
/// Return the <see cref="Core.Meter"/> registered under this name; or create and register
/// a new <see cref="Core.Meter"/> if none is registered.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The metric name</param>
/// <returns>a new or pre-existing <see cref="Core.Meter"/></returns>
public Meter Meter(string name)
{
return(Meter(MetricName.build(name)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Return the <see cref="Core.Timer"/> registered under this name; or create and register
/// a new <see cref="Core.Timer"/> if none is registered.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The metric name</param>
/// <returns>a new or pre-existing <see cref="Core.Timer"/></returns>
public Timer Timer(String name)
{
return(Timer(MetricName.build(name)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Return the <see cref="Core.Histogram"/> registered under this name; or create and register
/// a new <see cref="Core.Histogram"/> if none is registered.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The metric name</param>
/// <returns>a new or pre-existing <see cref="Core.Histogram"/></returns>
public Histogram Histogram(string name)
{
return(Histogram(MetricName.build(name)));
}