Meter (Couchbase JVM Core IO 2.2.7 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

LoggingMeter, NoopMeter
```
@Volatile
public interface Meter
```
The generic interface for all metric implementations in the client.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Counter`	`counter(String name, Map<String,String> tags)`	Creates a new counter.
`default Mono<Void>`	`start()`	Starts the meter if it hasn't been started, might be a noop depending on the implementation.
`default Mono<Void>`	`stop(Duration timeout)`	Stops the metrics if it has been started previously, might be a noop depending on the implementation.
`ValueRecorder`	`valueRecorder(String name, Map<String,String> tags)`	Creates a new value recorder.

- Method Detail
  - counter
```
Counter counter(String name,
                Map<String,String> tags)
```
    Creates a new counter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the counter.
    
    tags - the tags for the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the created counter.
  - valueRecorder
```
ValueRecorder valueRecorder(String name,
                            Map<String,String> tags)
```
    Creates a new value recorder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the value recorder.
    
    tags - the tags of the value recorder.
    
    Returns:
    
    the created value recorder.
  - start
```
default Mono<Void> start()
```
    Starts the meter if it hasn't been started, might be a noop depending on the implementation.
  - stop
```
default Mono<Void> stop(Duration timeout)
```
    Stops the metrics if it has been started previously, might be a noop depending on the implementation.