prometheus / prometheus/client_python
Multiprocess mode support for 'remove'
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Description
In multiprocess mode calling 'remove' on a metric/label doesn't actually remove it from the metrics output.
Also, because of the disconnect between the Metric classes's remove and MultiProcessValue, the following snippet will use more memory every iteration as the MultiProcessValue.values list keeps adding copies.
import os
os.environ['PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR'] = '/tmp'
from prometheus_client import Counter
c = Counter('a', 'a', ['a'])
while True:
c.labels('hi').inc()
c.remove('hi')
Perhaps 'remove' should be disabled in multiprocess mode, or at least something added to the multiprocess documentation?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the provided loop in multiprocess mode, then inspect the Metric classes' remove behavior alongside MultiProcessValue and the multiprocess documentation. Determine how removal should affect emitted metrics and the growing values list; done means the chosen behavior is implemented and covered by a regression test, or the limitation is clearly documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability-sre
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100