Stongly typed labels: promsafe feature introduced

Signed-off-by: Eugene <[email protected]>

Author: amberpixels

prometheus/promsafe/safe.go

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+// Copyright 2024 The Prometheus Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package promsafe provides safe labeling - strongly typed labels in prometheus metrics.
+// Enjoy promsafe as you wish!
+package promsafe
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
+)
+
+//
+// promsafe configuration: promauto-compatibility, etc
+//
+
+// factory stands for a global promauto.Factory to be used (if any)
+var factory *promauto.Factory
+
+// SetupGlobalPromauto sets a global promauto.Factory to be used for all promsafe metrics.
+// This means that each promsafe.New* call will use this promauto.Factory.
+func SetupGlobalPromauto(factoryArg ...promauto.Factory) {
+	if len(factoryArg) == 0 {
+		f := promauto.With(prometheus.DefaultRegisterer)
+		factory = &f
+	} else {
+		f := factoryArg[0]
+		factory = &f
+	}
+}
+
+// promsafeTag is the tag name used for promsafe labels inside structs.
+// The tag is optional, as if not present, field is used with snake_cased FieldName.
+// It's useful to use a tag when you want to override the default naming or exclude a field from the metric.
+var promsafeTag = "promsafe"
+
+// SetPromsafeTag sets the tag name used for promsafe labels inside structs.
+func SetPromsafeTag(tag string) {
+	promsafeTag = tag
+}
+
+// labelProviderMarker is a marker interface for enforcing type-safety.
+// With its help we can force our label-related functions to only accept SingleLabelProvider or StructLabelProvider.
+type labelProviderMarker interface {
+	marker()
+}
+
+// SingleLabelProvider is a type used for declaring a single label.
+// When used as labelProviderMarker it provides just a label name.
+// It's meant to be used with single-label metrics only!
+// Use StructLabelProvider for multi-label metrics.
+type SingleLabelProvider string
+
+var _ labelProviderMarker = SingleLabelProvider("")
+
+func (s SingleLabelProvider) marker() {
+	panic("marker interface method should never be called")
+}
+
+// StructLabelProvider should be embedded in any struct that serves as a label provider.
+type StructLabelProvider struct{}
+
+var _ labelProviderMarker = (*StructLabelProvider)(nil)
+
+func (s StructLabelProvider) marker() {
+	panic("marker interface method should never be called")
+}
+
+// handler is a helper struct that helps us to handle type-safe labels
+// It holds a label name in case if it's the only label (when SingleLabelProvider is used).
+type handler[T labelProviderMarker] struct {
+	theOnlyLabelName string
+}
+
+func newHandler[T labelProviderMarker](labelProvider T) handler[T] {
+	var h handler[T]
+	if s, ok := any(labelProvider).(SingleLabelProvider); ok {
+		h.theOnlyLabelName = string(s)
+	}
+	return h
+}
+
+// extractLabelsWithValues extracts labels names+values from a given labelProviderMarker (SingleLabelProvider or StructLabelProvider)
+func (h handler[T]) extractLabels(labelProvider T) []string {
+	if any(labelProvider) == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if s, ok := any(labelProvider).(SingleLabelProvider); ok {
+		return []string{string(s)}
+	}
+
+	// Here, then, it can be only a struct, that is a parent of StructLabelProvider
+	labels := extractLabelFromStruct(labelProvider)
+	labelNames := make([]string, 0, len(labels))
+	for k := range labels {
+		labelNames = append(labelNames, k)
+	}
+	return labelNames
+}
+
+// extractLabelsWithValues extracts labels names+values from a given labelProviderMarker (SingleLabelProvider or StructLabelProvider)
+func (h handler[T]) extractLabelsWithValues(labelProvider T) prometheus.Labels {
+	if any(labelProvider) == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// TODO: let's handle defaults as well, why not?
+
+	if s, ok := any(labelProvider).(SingleLabelProvider); ok {
+		return prometheus.Labels{h.theOnlyLabelName: string(s)}
+	}
+
+	// Here, then, it can be only a struct, that is a parent of StructLabelProvider
+	return extractLabelFromStruct(labelProvider)
+}
+
+// extractLabelValues extracts label string values from a given labelProviderMarker (SingleLabelProvider or StructLabelProvider)
+func (h handler[T]) extractLabelValues(labelProvider T) []string {
+	m := h.extractLabelsWithValues(labelProvider)
+
+	labelValues := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for _, v := range m {
+		labelValues = append(labelValues, v)
+	}
+	return labelValues
+}
+
+// NewCounterVecT creates a new CounterVecT with type-safe labels.
+func NewCounterVecT[T labelProviderMarker](opts prometheus.CounterOpts, labels T) *CounterVecT[T] {
+	h := newHandler(labels)
+
+	var inner *prometheus.CounterVec
+
+	if factory != nil {
+		inner = factory.NewCounterVec(opts, h.extractLabels(labels))
+	} else {
+		inner = prometheus.NewCounterVec(opts, h.extractLabels(labels))
+	}
+
+	return &CounterVecT[T]{
+		handler: h,
+		inner:   inner,
+	}
+}
+
+// CounterVecT is a wrapper around prometheus.CounterVecT that allows type-safe labels.
+type CounterVecT[T labelProviderMarker] struct {
+	handler[T]
+	inner *prometheus.CounterVec
+}
+
+// GetMetricWithLabelValues behaves like prometheus.CounterVec.GetMetricWithLabelValues but with type-safe labels.
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) GetMetricWithLabelValues(labels T) (prometheus.Counter, error) {
+	return c.inner.GetMetricWithLabelValues(c.handler.extractLabelValues(labels)...)
+}
+
+// GetMetricWith behaves like prometheus.CounterVec.GetMetricWith but with type-safe labels.
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) GetMetricWith(labels T) (prometheus.Counter, error) {
+	return c.inner.GetMetricWith(c.handler.extractLabelsWithValues(labels))
+}
+
+// WithLabelValues behaves like prometheus.CounterVec.WithLabelValues but with type-safe labels.
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) WithLabelValues(labels T) prometheus.Counter {
+	return c.inner.WithLabelValues(c.handler.extractLabelValues(labels)...)
+}
+
+// With behaves like prometheus.CounterVec.With but with type-safe labels.
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) With(labels T) prometheus.Counter {
+	return c.inner.With(c.handler.extractLabelsWithValues(labels))
+}
+
+// CurryWith behaves like prometheus.CounterVec.CurryWith but with type-safe labels.
+// It still returns a CounterVecT, but it's inner prometheus.CounterVec is curried.
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) CurryWith(labels T) (*CounterVecT[T], error) {
+	curriedInner, err := c.inner.CurryWith(c.handler.extractLabelsWithValues(labels))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c.inner = curriedInner
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// MustCurryWith behaves like prometheus.CounterVec.MustCurryWith but with type-safe labels.
+// It still returns a CounterVecT, but it's inner prometheus.CounterVec is curried.
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) MustCurryWith(labels T) *CounterVecT[T] {
+	c.inner = c.inner.MustCurryWith(c.handler.extractLabelsWithValues(labels))
+	return c
+}
+
+// Unsafe returns the underlying prometheus.CounterVec
+// it's used to call any other method of prometheus.CounterVec that doesn't require type-safe labels
+func (c *CounterVecT[T]) Unsafe() *prometheus.CounterVec {
+	return c.inner
+}
+
+// NewCounterT simply creates a new prometheus.Counter.
+// As it doesn't have any labels, it's already type-safe.
+// We keep this method just for consistency and interface fulfillment.
+func NewCounterT(opts prometheus.CounterOpts) prometheus.Counter {
+	return prometheus.NewCounter(opts)
+}
+
+// NewCounterFuncT simply creates a new prometheus.CounterFunc.
+// As it doesn't have any labels, it's already type-safe.
+// We keep this method just for consistency and interface fulfillment.
+func NewCounterFuncT(opts prometheus.CounterOpts, function func() float64) prometheus.CounterFunc {
+	return prometheus.NewCounterFunc(opts, function)
+}
+
+//
+// Promauto compatibility
+//
+
+// Factory is a promauto-like factory that allows type-safe labels.
+// We have to duplicate promauto.Factory logic here, because promauto.Factory's registry is private.
+type Factory[T labelProviderMarker] struct {
+	r prometheus.Registerer
+}
+
+// WithAuto is a helper function that allows to use promauto.With with promsafe.With
+func WithAuto(r prometheus.Registerer) Factory[labelProviderMarker] {
+	return Factory[labelProviderMarker]{r: r}
+}
+
+// NewCounterVecT works like promauto.NewCounterVec but with type-safe labels
+func (f Factory[T]) NewCounterVecT(opts prometheus.CounterOpts, labels T) *CounterVecT[T] {
+	c := NewCounterVecT(opts, labels)
+	if f.r != nil {
+		f.r.MustRegister(c.inner)
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+// NewCounterT wraps promauto.NewCounter.
+// As it doesn't require any labels, it's already type-safe, and we keep it for consistency.
+func (f Factory[T]) NewCounterT(opts prometheus.CounterOpts) prometheus.Counter {
+	return promauto.With(f.r).NewCounter(opts)
+}
+
+// NewCounterFuncT wraps promauto.NewCounterFunc.
+// As it doesn't require any labels, it's already type-safe, and we keep it for consistency.
+func (f Factory[T]) NewCounterFuncT(opts prometheus.CounterOpts, function func() float64) prometheus.CounterFunc {
+	return promauto.With(f.r).NewCounterFunc(opts, function)
+}
+
+//
+// Helpers
+//
+
+// extractLabelFromStruct extracts labels names+values from a given StructLabelProvider
+func extractLabelFromStruct(structWithLabels any) prometheus.Labels {
+	labels := prometheus.Labels{}
+
+	val := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(structWithLabels))
+	typ := val.Type()
+
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := typ.Field(i)
+		if field.Anonymous {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var labelName string
+		if ourTag := field.Tag.Get(promsafeTag); ourTag != "" {
+			if ourTag == "-" { // tag="-" means "skip this field"
+				continue
+			}
+			labelName = ourTag
+		} else {
+			labelName = toSnakeCase(field.Name)
+		}
+
+		// Note: we don't handle defaults values for now
+		// so it can have "nil" values, if you had *string fields, etc
+		fieldVal := fmt.Sprintf("%v", val.Field(i).Interface())
+
+		labels[labelName] = fieldVal
+	}
+	return labels
+}
+
+// Convert struct field names to snake_case for Prometheus label compliance.
+func toSnakeCase(s string) string {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	var result []rune
+	for i, r := range s {
+		if i > 0 && r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z' {
+			result = append(result, '_')
+		}
+		result = append(result, r)
+	}
+	return strings.ToLower(string(result))
+}