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Change the `process.uptime` metric from a Counter to a Gauge (similar to `system.uptime`) #1518

Closed trask closed 1 week ago

trask commented 1 month ago

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area:process

Is your change request related to a problem? Please describe.

the system.uptime metric is being introduced in #1507 as a Gauge (following the rationale in https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps/pull/185)

this creates inconsistency with the process.uptime metric which is (still) a Counter

Describe the solution you'd like

change the process.uptime metric from a Counter to a Gauge

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

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