Sample
github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2: go.MetricFamily
Verified sample for golang github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2: go.MetricFamily. The contract ran on go 1.26 · linux debian/x64 · docker and passed.
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Declared environment
go linux 24 · ubuntu · glibc 2.39 x64 go go go
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|---|---|---|---|
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2026-09-02 |
Case
HOW- Goal
- verify github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily in pkg:golang/github.com/prometheus/client_model@v0.6.2
- Symbols
-
- github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily
- Environment
- go
- Created
- 2026-09-02T18:46:29Z
Contract
- MetricFamily initializes and organizes Prometheus metric data including Name, Help, Unit, MetricType, and Metric collections.
- MetricFamily getter methods GetName, GetHelp, GetType, GetUnit, and GetMetric safely access protobuf fields with default zero-value fallbacks when receiver or fields are nil.
- MetricFamily structures containing Counter, Gauge, and Histogram metrics with LabelPairs round-trip losslessly through google.golang.org/protobuf serialization and deserialization.
- MetricFamily implements google.golang.org/protobuf protoreflect.Message interface with io.prometheus.client.MetricFamily descriptor full name.
Files
- NOTES.md
- PROMPT.md
- csx.json
- go.mod
- go.sum
- metric_family.go
- metric_family_test.go
- spec.json
Source
# Prometheus client_model MetricFamily Verification Notes
## Search Results
An initial search via `search_known_solution` for `pkg:golang/github.com/prometheus/client_model@v0.6.2` with `github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily` returned a reference-only match for v0.2.0.
## Pinned Version
- Package: `github.com/prometheus/client_model`
- Release: `v0.6.2`
- Import Path: `github.com/prometheus/client_model/go`
- Direct Dependency: `google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6`
## Observed Behavior
1. **MetricFamily Initialization and Metadata**:
- `dto.MetricFamily` encapsulates metric metadata (`Name`, `Help`, `Type`, `Unit`) and a repeated slice of `*dto.Metric` samples.
- `Unit` is supported on `MetricFamily` and accessible via `GetUnit()`.
2. **Safe Getters and Nil Handling**:
- `GetName()`, `GetHelp()`, `GetType()`, `GetUnit()`, and `GetMetric()` return valid default zero values when called on a nil receiver `(*dto.MetricFamily)(nil)` or unpopulated struct.
3. **Protobuf Round-Trip Serialization**:
- `MetricFamily` implements `google.golang.org/protobuf/proto.Message` and round-trips losslessly using `proto.Marshal` and `proto.Unmarshal`.
4. **ProtoReflect Inspection**:
- `ProtoReflect()` returns a valid `protoreflect.Message` with descriptor full name `io.prometheus.client.MetricFamily`.
Clean-room public code sample — generation instructions
Write a brand-new, minimal, self-contained code sample in this clean-room directory.
Do not copy, paraphrase, or reference any existing project source. Work only from this spec.
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Goal: verify github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily in pkg:golang/github.com/prometheus/client_model@v0.6.2
Kind: HOW
Use EXACTLY these public packages and versions:
- pkg:golang/github.com/prometheus/client_model@v0.6.2
Demonstrate these symbols/APIs:
- github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily
Rules:
- One focused purpose; the smallest project that proves the goal.
- Include a contract test (test/contract.*) that runs OFFLINE and exits 0 exactly when the goal behavior works.
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module example.com/metricfamilysample
go 1.22.0
require (
github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2
google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6
)
github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5 h1:Khx7svrCpmxxtHBq5j2mp/xVjsi8hQMfNLvJFAlrGgU=
github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 h1:oBsgwpGs7iVziMvrGhE53c/GrLUsZdHnqNwqPLxwZyk=
github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2/go.mod h1:y3m2F6Gdpfy6Ut/GBsUqTWZqCUvMVzSfMLjcu6wAwpE=
golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 h1:E7g+9GITq07hpfrRu66IVDexMakfv52eLZ2CXBWiKr4=
golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6 h1:z1NpPI8ku2WgiWnf+t9wTPsn6eP1L7ksHUlkfLvd9xY=
google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6/go.mod h1:jduwjTPXsFjZGTmRluh+L6NjiWu7pchiJ2/5YcXBHnY=
package metricfamilysample
import (
"sort"
dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
)
// BuildCounterMetricFamily constructs a MetricFamily with COUNTER type, documentation, unit, and a Metric sample.
func BuildCounterMetricFamily(name, help, unit string, labels map[string]string, value float64) *dto.MetricFamily {
labelPairs := buildSortedLabelPairs(labels)
metric := &dto.Metric{
Label: labelPairs,
Counter: &dto.Counter{
Value: proto.Float64(value),
},
}
mf := &dto.MetricFamily{
Name: proto.String(name),
Help: proto.String(help),
Type: dto.MetricType_COUNTER.Enum(),
Metric: []*dto.Metric{metric},
}
if unit != "" {
mf.Unit = proto.String(unit)
}
return mf
}
// BuildGaugeMetricFamily constructs a MetricFamily with GAUGE type, documentation, unit, and a Metric sample.
func BuildGaugeMetricFamily(name, help, unit string, labels map[string]string, value float64) *dto.MetricFamily {
labelPairs := buildSortedLabelPairs(labels)
metric := &dto.Metric{
Label: labelPairs,
Gauge: &dto.Gauge{
Value: proto.Float64(value),
},
}
mf := &dto.MetricFamily{
Name: proto.String(name),
Help: proto.String(help),
Type: dto.MetricType_GAUGE.Enum(),
Metric: []*dto.Metric{metric},
}
if unit != "" {
mf.Unit = proto.String(unit)
}
return mf
}
// BuildHistogramMetricFamily constructs a MetricFamily with HISTOGRAM type, documentation, unit, and bucket samples.
func BuildHistogramMetricFamily(name, help, unit string, labels map[string]string, count uint64, sum float64, buckets map[float64]uint64) *dto.MetricFamily {
labelPairs := buildSortedLabelPairs(labels)
upperBounds := make([]float64, 0, len(buckets))
for bound := range buckets {
upperBounds = append(upperBounds, bound)
}
sort.Float64s(upperBounds)
pbBuckets := make([]*dto.Bucket, 0, len(upperBounds))
for _, ub := range upperBounds {
pbBuckets = append(pbBuckets, &dto.Bucket{
UpperBound: proto.Float64(ub),
CumulativeCount: proto.Uint64(buckets[ub]),
})
}
metric := &dto.Metric{
Label: labelPairs,
Histogram: &dto.Histogram{
SampleCount: proto.Uint64(count),
SampleSum: proto.Float64(sum),
Bucket: pbBuckets,
},
}
mf := &dto.MetricFamily{
Name: proto.String(name),
Help: proto.String(help),
Type: dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM.Enum(),
Metric: []*dto.Metric{metric},
}
if unit != "" {
mf.Unit = proto.String(unit)
}
return mf
}
// RoundTripMetricFamily serializes and deserializes a MetricFamily using google.golang.org/protobuf/proto.
func RoundTripMetricFamily(mf *dto.MetricFamily) (*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
data, err := proto.Marshal(mf)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
out := &dto.MetricFamily{}
if err := proto.Unmarshal(data, out); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return out, nil
}
func buildSortedLabelPairs(labels map[string]string) []*dto.LabelPair {
if len(labels) == 0 {
return nil
}
keys := make([]string, 0, len(labels))
for k := range labels {
keys = append(keys, k)
}
sort.Strings(keys)
pairs := make([]*dto.LabelPair, 0, len(keys))
for _, k := range keys {
pairs = append(pairs, &dto.LabelPair{
Name: proto.String(k),
Value: proto.String(labels[k]),
})
}
return pairs
}
package metricfamilysample_test
import (
"testing"
dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
"example.com/metricfamilysample"
)
func TestMetricFamilyGettersAndNilSafety(t *testing.T) {
var nilMF *dto.MetricFamily
// Assert safe nil receiver access returns zero values
if nilMF.GetName() != "" {
t.Errorf("expected empty string for nil GetName, got %q", nilMF.GetName())
}
if nilMF.GetHelp() != "" {
t.Errorf("expected empty string for nil GetHelp, got %q", nilMF.GetHelp())
}
if nilMF.GetType() != dto.MetricType_COUNTER {
t.Errorf("expected default MetricType_COUNTER for nil GetType, got %v", nilMF.GetType())
}
if nilMF.GetUnit() != "" {
t.Errorf("expected empty string for nil GetUnit, got %q", nilMF.GetUnit())
}
if nilMF.GetMetric() != nil {
t.Errorf("expected nil slice for nil GetMetric, got %v", nilMF.GetMetric())
}
// Assert unpopulated struct returns zero values
emptyMF := &dto.MetricFamily{}
if emptyMF.GetName() != "" {
t.Errorf("expected empty string for empty GetName, got %q", emptyMF.GetName())
}
if emptyMF.GetHelp() != "" {
t.Errorf("expected empty string for empty GetHelp, got %q", emptyMF.GetHelp())
}
if emptyMF.GetType() != dto.MetricType_COUNTER {
t.Errorf("expected default MetricType_COUNTER for empty GetType, got %v", emptyMF.GetType())
}
if emptyMF.GetUnit() != "" {
t.Errorf("expected empty string for empty GetUnit, got %q", emptyMF.GetUnit())
}
if emptyMF.GetMetric() != nil {
t.Errorf("expected nil slice for empty GetMetric, got %v", emptyMF.GetMetric())
}
// Assert populated struct getters return assigned values
name := "http_requests_total"
help := "Total number of HTTP requests processed"
unit := "requests"
mf := &dto.MetricFamily{
Name: proto.String(name),
Help: proto.String(help),
Type: dto.MetricType_COUNTER.Enum(),
Unit: proto.String(unit),
}
if mf.GetName() != name {
t.Errorf("expected GetName() = %q, got %q", name, mf.GetName())
}
if mf.GetHelp() != help {
t.Errorf("expected GetHelp() = %q, got %q", help, mf.GetHelp())
}
if mf.GetType() != dto.MetricType_COUNTER {
t.Errorf("expected GetType() = %v, got %v", dto.MetricType_COUNTER, mf.GetType())
}
if mf.GetUnit() != unit {
t.Errorf("expected GetUnit() = %q, got %q", unit, mf.GetUnit())
}
}
func TestBuildCounterMetricFamily(t *testing.T) {
labels := map[string]string{
"method": "GET",
"status": "200",
}
mf := metricfamilysample.BuildCounterMetricFamily(
"http_requests_total",
"Total number of HTTP requests processed",
"requests",
labels,
1024.0,
)
if mf.GetName() != "http_requests_total" {
t.Fatalf("expected name http_requests_total, got %s", mf.GetName())
}
if mf.GetHelp() != "Total number of HTTP requests processed" {
t.Fatalf("expected help match, got %s", mf.GetHelp())
}
if mf.GetUnit() != "requests" {
t.Fatalf("expected unit requests, got %s", mf.GetUnit())
}
if mf.GetType() != dto.MetricType_COUNTER {
t.Fatalf("expected type COUNTER, got %v", mf.GetType())
}
if len(mf.GetMetric()) != 1 {
t.Fatalf("expected 1 metric, got %d", len(mf.GetMetric()))
}
m := mf.GetMetric()[0]
if m.GetCounter() == nil {
t.Fatalf("expected counter to be present")
}
if m.GetCounter().GetValue() != 1024.0 {
t.Fatalf("expected counter value 1024.0, got %f", m.GetCounter().GetValue())
}
if len(m.GetLabel()) != 2 {
t.Fatalf("expected 2 labels, got %d", len(m.GetLabel()))
}
if m.GetLabel()[0].GetName() != "method" || m.GetLabel()[0].GetValue() != "GET" {
t.Errorf("unexpected first label: %v", m.GetLabel()[0])
}
if m.GetLabel()[1].GetName() != "status" || m.GetLabel()[1].GetValue() != "200" {
t.Errorf("unexpected second label: %v", m.GetLabel()[1])
}
}
func TestBuildGaugeMetricFamily(t *testing.T) {
labels := map[string]string{
"instance": "localhost:9090",
}
mf := metricfamilysample.BuildGaugeMetricFamily(
"memory_usage_bytes",
"Current memory usage in bytes",
"bytes",
labels,
67108864.0,
)
if mf.GetName() != "memory_usage_bytes" {
t.Fatalf("expected name memory_usage_bytes, got %s", mf.GetName())
}
if mf.GetUnit() != "bytes" {
t.Fatalf("expected unit bytes, got %s", mf.GetUnit())
}
if mf.GetType() != dto.MetricType_GAUGE {
t.Fatalf("expected type GAUGE, got %v", mf.GetType())
}
if len(mf.GetMetric()) != 1 {
t.Fatalf("expected 1 metric, got %d", len(mf.GetMetric()))
}
m := mf.GetMetric()[0]
if m.GetGauge() == nil {
t.Fatalf("expected gauge to be present")
}
if m.GetGauge().GetValue() != 67108864.0 {
t.Fatalf("expected gauge value 67108864.0, got %f", m.GetGauge().GetValue())
}
}
func TestBuildHistogramMetricFamily(t *testing.T) {
labels := map[string]string{
"handler": "api_v1",
}
buckets := map[float64]uint64{
0.05: 10,
0.1: 25,
0.5: 50,
1.0: 60,
}
mf := metricfamilysample.BuildHistogramMetricFamily(
"http_request_duration_seconds",
"HTTP request duration in seconds",
"seconds",
labels,
60,
12.5,
buckets,
)
if mf.GetName() != "http_request_duration_seconds" {
t.Fatalf("expected name http_request_duration_seconds, got %s", mf.GetName())
}
if mf.GetUnit() != "seconds" {
t.Fatalf("expected unit seconds, got %s", mf.GetUnit())
}
if mf.GetType() != dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM {
t.Fatalf("expected type HISTOGRAM, got %v", mf.GetType())
}
if len(mf.GetMetric()) != 1 {
t.Fatalf("expected 1 metric, got %d", len(mf.GetMetric()))
}
h := mf.GetMetric()[0].GetHistogram()
if h == nil {
t.Fatalf("expected histogram to be present")
}
if h.GetSampleCount() != 60 {
t.Fatalf("expected sample count 60, got %d", h.GetSampleCount())
}
if h.GetSampleSum() != 12.5 {
t.Fatalf("expected sample sum 12.5, got %f", h.GetSampleSum())
}
if len(h.GetBucket()) != 4 {
t.Fatalf("expected 4 buckets, got %d", len(h.GetBucket()))
}
if h.GetBucket()[0].GetUpperBound() != 0.05 || h.GetBucket()[0].GetCumulativeCount() != 10 {
t.Errorf("unexpected bucket 0: %v", h.GetBucket()[0])
}
}
func TestMetricFamilyProtobufRoundTripAndEqual(t *testing.T) {
original := metricfamilysample.BuildHistogramMetricFamily(
"rpc_latency_seconds",
"RPC call latency",
"seconds",
map[string]string{"service": "catalog"},
100,
35.2,
map[float64]uint64{0.1: 50, 0.5: 90, 1.0: 100},
)
deserialized, err := metricfamilysample.RoundTripMetricFamily(original)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("RoundTripMetricFamily failed: %v", err)
}
if !proto.Equal(original, deserialized) {
t.Fatalf("deserialized MetricFamily is not proto.Equal to original")
}
if deserialized.GetName() != original.GetName() {
t.Errorf("name mismatch: %q != %q", deserialized.GetName(), original.GetName())
}
if deserialized.GetUnit() != original.GetUnit() {
t.Errorf("unit mismatch: %q != %q", deserialized.GetUnit(), original.GetUnit())
}
if deserialized.GetHelp() != original.GetHelp() {
t.Errorf("help mismatch: %q != %q", deserialized.GetHelp(), original.GetHelp())
}
if deserialized.GetType() != original.GetType() {
t.Errorf("type mismatch: %v != %v", deserialized.GetType(), original.GetType())
}
}
func TestMetricFamilyProtoReflectDescriptor(t *testing.T) {
mf := &dto.MetricFamily{}
msg := mf.ProtoReflect()
if msg == nil {
t.Fatalf("expected non-nil protoreflect.Message")
}
desc := msg.Descriptor()
if string(desc.FullName()) != "io.prometheus.client.MetricFamily" {
t.Fatalf("expected descriptor full name io.prometheus.client.MetricFamily, got %s", desc.FullName())
}
fields := desc.Fields()
if fields.ByName("name") == nil {
t.Errorf("expected 'name' field in descriptor")
}
if fields.ByName("unit") == nil {
t.Errorf("expected 'unit' field in descriptor")
}
if fields.ByName("help") == nil {
t.Errorf("expected 'help' field in descriptor")
}
if fields.ByName("type") == nil {
t.Errorf("expected 'type' field in descriptor")
}
if fields.ByName("metric") == nil {
t.Errorf("expected 'metric' field in descriptor")
}
}
{
"schemaVersion": 1,
"goal": "verify github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily in pkg:golang/github.com/prometheus/client_model@v0.6.2",
"kind": "HOW",
"packages": [
"pkg:golang/github.com/prometheus/client_model@v0.6.2"
],
"symbols": [
"github.com/prometheus/client_model/go.MetricFamily"
]
}
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