AL0068 - Metric name should follow naming conventions

Use dot-separated namespaces and snake_case for metric names

Source: Al0068InvalidMetricNameAnalyzer.cs

Description

Metric names should use dot-separated namespaces and snake_case to follow OpenTelemetry naming conventions.

Bad Code

var counter = meter.CreateCounter<long>("OrderCount");
var histogram = meter.CreateHistogram<double>("request-duration");

Good Code

var counter = meter.CreateCounter<long>("myservice.order.count");
var histogram = meter.CreateHistogram<double>("http.server.request.duration");

Properties

• Category: Metrics
• Severity: Warning
• Enabled by default: True
• Code fix available: False

Configuration

dotnet_diagnostic.AL0068.severity = warning