prometheus / prometheus/client_rust

src/metrics: Support custom ad-hoc metrics

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Description

Some metrics need to be created ad-hoc on scrape, e.g. a counter retrieved from another system.

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Research direction

Start in src/metrics and trace how metrics are created and collected during a scrape. Clarify the intended API and lifecycle for ad-hoc metrics, including how an external counter is represented and exposed. Done should mean the requested use case is supported with documented behavior and corresponding tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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