metrics

This example metrics module uses the OpenTelemetry package.

A solid alternative is VictoriaMetrics, see an example implementation here: https://github.com/flashbots/mev-share-node/blob/main/metrics/metrics.go

Introduction:

• https://opentelemetry.io/docs/languages/go/instrumentation/

Clients:

• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go
• https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang
• https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics

Onboarding:

• https://www.timescale.com/blog/four-types-prometheus-metrics-to-collect/
• https://blog.pvincent.io/2017/12/prometheus-blog-series-part-1-metrics-and-labels/
• https://pierrevincent.github.io/2017/12/prometheus-blog-series-part-2-metric-types/
• https://pierrevincent.github.io/2017/12/prometheus-blog-series-part-3-exposing-and-collecting-metrics/
• https://pierrevincent.github.io/2017/12/prometheus-blog-series-part-4-instrumenting-code-in-go-and-java/
• https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog/prometheus-monitoring-at-soundcloud

Best practices:

• https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/naming/

See also:

• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/prometheus/[email protected]/prometheus#NewRegistry
• https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/[email protected]#New
• https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/[email protected]#NewMeterProvider
• https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/[email protected]#MeterProvider.Meter
• https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/[email protected]#Start