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prefix with _ if name begins with a number #1657

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prefix with `_` if name begins with a number
shubhindia Mar 11, 2025
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Use regex to filter metrics starting with digits
shubhindia Mar 12, 2025
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Make metricNumberPrefixRE a var
shubhindia Mar 12, 2025
7595933
Add a test for '_' prefix
shubhindia Mar 12, 2025
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions pkg/promutil/prometheus.go
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package promutil

import (
"regexp"
"strings"
"time"

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// sanitize replaces some invalid chars with an underscore
func sanitize(text string) string {

// metrics starting with a digit violate the prometheus metric naming convention, so we add an underscore
if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^\d`, text); matched {
text = "_" + text
}

if strings.ContainsAny(text, "“%") {
// fallback to the replacer for complex cases:
// - '“' is non-ascii rune
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