opentelemetry-go/metric/doc.go

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/*
Package metric provides the OpenTelemetry API used to measure metrics about
source code operation.

This API is separate from its implementation so the instrumentation built from
it is reusable. See [go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric] for the official
OpenTelemetry implementation of this API.

All measurements made with this package are made via instruments. These
instruments are created by a [Meter] which itself is created by a
[MeterProvider]. Applications need to accept a [MeterProvider] implementation
as a starting point when instrumenting. This can be done directly, or by using
the OpenTelemetry global MeterProvider via [GetMeterProvider]. Using an
appropriately named [Meter] from the accepted [MeterProvider], instrumentation
can then be built from the [Meter]'s instruments. See
[go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/instrument] for documentation on each
instrument and its intended use.

[GetMeterProvider]: https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/otel#GetMeterProvider
*/
package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"