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new: add optional HELP line support
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update: reviewers suggestions re optional HELP line support
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions Sources/Prometheus/MetricDescriptor.swift
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Expand Up @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public struct MetricNameDescriptor {
/// An optional suffix describing the metric's unit (e.g., `total`).
public let unitName: String?

/// Optional descriptive text for the metric.
/// Optional help text for the metric. If a non-empty string is provided, it will be emitted as a `# HELP` line in the exposition format. If the parameter is omitted or an empty string is passed, the `# HELP` line will not be generated for this metric.
public let helpText: String?

/// Creates a new ``MetricNameDescriptor`` that defines the components of a fully qualified Prometheus metric name.
Expand All @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public struct MetricNameDescriptor {
/// - Parameter subsystem: An optional subsystem to group related metrics within a namespace.
/// - Parameter metricName: The required, descriptive base name of the metric.
/// - Parameter unitName: An optional suffix describing the metric's unit (e.g., `total`).
/// - Parameter helpText: Optional descriptive text for the metric.
/// - Parameter helpText: Optional help text for the metric. If a non-empty string is provided, it will be emitted as a `# HELP` line in the exposition format. If the parameter is omitted or an empty string is passed, the `# HELP` line will not be generated for this metric.
public init(
namespace: String? = nil,
subsystem: String? = nil,
Expand All @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public struct MetricNameDescriptor {
self.helpText = helpText
}

/// The fully qualified metric name, joining non-empty components with underscores.
/// The fully qualified metric name, joining non-empty components with underscores (e.g. `namespace_subsytem_metricName_unitName`).
public var name: String {
[namespace, subsystem, metricName, unitName]
.compactMap { $0?.isEmpty == false ? $0 : nil }
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