+ met.RLock()
+ defer met.RUnlock()
+ met.gauges[metric].Set(val)
+}
+
+func (met *MetricGroupsCache) GInc(metric string) {
+ met.RLock()
+ defer met.RUnlock()
+ met.gauges[metric].Inc()
+}
+
+func (met *MetricGroupsCache) GDec(metric string) {
+ met.RLock()
+ defer met.RUnlock()
+ met.gauges[metric].Dec()
+}
+
+func (met *MetricGroupsCache) CombineCounterGroups(srcs ...map[string]Counter) {
+ met.Lock()
+ defer met.Unlock()
+ for _, src := range srcs {
+ for k, v := range src {
+ met.counters[k] = v
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+func (met *MetricGroupsCache) CombineGaugeGroups(srcs ...map[string]Gauge) {
+ met.Lock()
+ defer met.Unlock()
+ for _, src := range srcs {
+ for k, v := range src {
+ met.gauges[k] = v
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+func NewMetricGroupsCache() *MetricGroupsCache {
+ entry := &MetricGroupsCache{}
+ entry.counters = make(map[string]Counter)
+ entry.gauges = make(map[string]Gauge)
+ return entry
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// All counters/gauges registered via Metrics instances:
+// Counter names are build from: namespace, subsystem, metric and possible labels
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+var globalLock sync.Mutex
+var cache_allcounters map[string]Counter
+var cache_allgauges map[string]Gauge
+
+func init() {
+ cache_allcounters = make(map[string]Counter)
+ cache_allgauges = make(map[string]Gauge)