prometheus / prometheus/client_python
Allow count_exceptions to add the error type as a label
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 4.4k
- Forks
- 876
- Avg merge
- 8d 4h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 1
Description
I'd like count_exceptions to add the error type as a label so I can track what errors are occurring against what endpoints for my application.
I'd like to do this via the with method.
from prometheus_client import Counter
ERRORS = Counter(
'http_request_errors_count',
'Count of exceptions that happen during an HTTP request',
['method', 'endpoint', 'error']
)
async def error_middleware(request, handler):
try:
with ERRORS.count_exceptions(request.method, request.path):
return await handler(request)
except SomeHTTPException as e:
...
To do this I've created my own custom Counter classes.
from prometheus_client import Counter, context_managers
class CustomExceptionCounter(context_managers.ExceptionCounter):
def __init__(self, counter, exception, *labels):
self._counter = counter
self._exception = exception
self._labels = labels
def __exit__(self, typ, value, traceback):
if isinstance(value, self._exception):
self._counter.labels(*(*self._labels, typ.__name__)).inc() # Append exception's name as a label
class CustomCounter(Counter):
def count_exceptions(self, *labels, exception=Exception):
return CustomExceptionCounter(self, exception, *labels)
ERRORS = CustomCounter(
'http_request_errors_count',
'Count of CancelledError exceptions',
['method', 'endpoint', 'error']
)
I think there is a general solution that's backward compatible, I've just not figured it out. Is this something you'd support? I'd be happy to submit a PR if I can figure out how to make this backward compatible.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with Counter.count_exceptions and context_managers.ExceptionCounter, then trace how the with method handles exception types and labels. Define how an error label can be added while preserving existing calls and behavior, and verify the requested endpoint and exception-label use case with tests for backward compatibility.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability-sre
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100