add timer utility metric, based on histograms

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/MetricLookup.scala b/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/MetricLookup.scala
index 7e58a722..564a213d 100644
--- a/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/MetricLookup.scala
+++ b/kamon-core/src/main/scala/kamon/metric/MetricLookup.scala
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ trait MetricLookup {
     histogram(name, unit, Some(dynamicRange))
 
 
+  def timer(name: String): TimerMetric =
+    timer(name, None)
+
+  def timer(name: String, dynamicRange: DynamicRange): TimerMetric =
+    timer(name, Some(dynamicRange))
+
+
   def counter(name: String): CounterMetric =
     counter(name, MeasurementUnit.none)
 
@@ -55,6 +62,8 @@ trait MetricLookup {
 
   def histogram(name: String, unit: MeasurementUnit, dynamicRange: Option[DynamicRange]): HistogramMetric
 
+  def timer(name: String, dynamicRange: Option[DynamicRange]): TimerMetric
+
   def counter(name: String, unit: MeasurementUnit): CounterMetric
 
   def gauge(name: String, unit: MeasurementUnit): GaugeMetric