Random Prometheus Metric Generator

This function generates a random Prometheus metric. It takes a label dictionary and a value, creates a random metric type (counter, gauge, histogram, or summary), and records the given value.

Technology Stack : prometheus_client, random

Code Type : Prometheus Metric Generator

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def generate_random_metric(labels, value):
    from prometheus_client import Counter
    from random import choice

    # Create a random counter with a random name
    metric_name = f"random_metric_{choice(['counter', 'gauge', 'histogram', 'summary'])}"
    counter = Counter(metric_name, labels)

    # Record a random value for the metric
    counter.labels(**labels).inc(value)
    return counter