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pkg/services/otelhealth: fix uptime_seconds metric type from Gauge to Counter #1847

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pkcll Feb 20, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into fix/otelhealth-uptime-counter
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pkg/services/otelhealth/otelhealth.go
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Expand Up @@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ func ConfigureHooks(orig services.HealthCheckerConfig, meter metric.Meter) (serv
if err != nil {
return services.HealthCheckerConfig{}, err
}
uptimeSeconds, err := meter.Float64Gauge("uptime_seconds", metric.WithDescription("Uptime of the service"))
uptimeSeconds, err := meter.Float64Counter("uptime_seconds", metric.WithDescription("Uptime of the service in seconds"))
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uptime_seconds is now a Counter and the description says "Uptime of the service in seconds", but it doesn’t indicate the value is cumulative/monotonic (i.e., total uptime accumulated since start). Consider updating the description to explicitly reflect counter semantics to avoid confusion in dashboards/alerts.

Also, this metric represents seconds; most other OTel duration metrics in this repo set an explicit unit (e.g. metric.WithUnit("s") in pkg/settings/limits/time.go). Consider adding metric.WithUnit("s") here as well for consistency and better backend rendering.

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uptimeSeconds, err := meter.Float64Counter("uptime_seconds", metric.WithDescription("Uptime of the service in seconds"))
uptimeSeconds, err := meter.Float64Counter(
"uptime_seconds",
metric.WithDescription("Total cumulative uptime of the service in seconds since start"),
metric.WithUnit("s"),
)

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if err != nil {
return services.HealthCheckerConfig{}, err
}
cfg.AddUptime = func(ctx context.Context, d time.Duration) {
if orig.AddUptime != nil {
orig.AddUptime(ctx, d)
}
uptimeSeconds.Record(ctx, d.Seconds())
uptimeSeconds.Add(ctx, d.Seconds())
}
cfg.IncVersion = func(ctx context.Context, ver string, sha string) {
if orig.IncVersion != nil {
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