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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions docs/content/instrumenting/histogram.md
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- `<name>_sum` — sum of all observed values
- `<name>_count` — total number of observations

If the lowest bucket bound is negative, `_sum` is left out, because OpenMetrics
1.0 does not allow a sum for histograms with negative buckets.

## Constructor

```python
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions prometheus_client/multiprocess.py
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samples[labels][sample_key] = value
if accumulate:
samples[labels][(metric.name + '_count', labels)] = acc
# Like Histogram, don't include sum if there are negative buckets.
if min(values) < 0:
samples[labels].pop((metric.name + '_sum', labels), None)

# Convert to correct sample format.
metric.samples = []
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions tests/test_multiprocess.py
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Expand Up @@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ def test_histogram_nan(self):
self.assertEqual(2, self.registry.get_sample_value('h_count'))
self.assertTrue(math.isnan(self.registry.get_sample_value('h_sum')))

def test_histogram_negative_buckets(self):
h1 = Histogram('h', 'help', labelnames=['l'], buckets=[-1, 0, 1], registry=None)
values.ValueClass = MultiProcessValue(lambda: 456)
h2 = Histogram('h', 'help', labelnames=['l'], buckets=[-1, 0, 1], registry=None)
h1.labels('x').observe(-0.5)
h2.labels('x').observe(2)

self.assertEqual(1, self.registry.get_sample_value('h_bucket', {'l': 'x', 'le': '0.0'}))
self.assertEqual(2, self.registry.get_sample_value('h_bucket', {'l': 'x', 'le': '+Inf'}))
self.assertEqual(2, self.registry.get_sample_value('h_count', {'l': 'x'}))
self.assertIsNone(self.registry.get_sample_value('h_sum', {'l': 'x'}))

def test_gauge_all(self):
g1 = Gauge('g', 'help', registry=None)
values.ValueClass = MultiProcessValue(lambda: 456)
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