1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/widgets/metrics.go b/widgets/metrics.go
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+++ b/widgets/metrics.go
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+package widgets
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// makeName creates a prometheus metric name in the gotop space
+// This function doesn't have to be very efficient because it's only
+// called at init time, and only a few dozen times... and it isn't
+// (very efficient).
+func makeName(parts ...interface{}) string {
+	args := make([]string, len(parts)+1)
+	args[0] = "gotop"
+	for i, v := range parts {
+		args[i+1] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(args, "_")
+}