/// <summary>
/// Safely write a value to a HistogramCounter using the the current time.
/// If the counter is null no operation will be performed.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="counter"></param>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <param name="dims"></param>
public static void SafeAddValue(this HistogramCounter counter, long value, DimensionSpecification dims)
{
if (counter != null)
{
counter.AddValue(value, dims, DateTime.Now);
}
}
public async Task <HistogramCounter> CreateHistogramCounter(string name, DimensionSet dimensions)
{
CheckCreateCounter(name, dimensions);
var path = this.CreateDirectoryForDataSet(name);
var dataSet =
new DataSet <InternalHistogram>(name, path, dimensions, this);
if (path != null)
{
await Task.Factory.StartNew(dataSet.LoadStoredData);
}
var counter = new HistogramCounter(dataSet);
this.AddCounter(counter);
return(counter);
}