class ConduitMetrics {

  public static AbsoluteGauge registerAbsoluteGauge(String serviceName,
                                                    String counterType,
                                                    String context) {
    final String metricName = createName(serviceName, counterType, context);
    AbsoluteGauge metric = registerAbsoluteGauge(metricName, 0);
    if (metric != null) {
      addToCache(serviceName, counterType, context, metric);
    }
    return metric;
  }

}