arg += "/"
	}
	return strings.HasPrefix(descendant, arg)
}

// MetricType - represents the type of a metric.
type MetricType int

const (
	// CounterMT - represents a counter metric.
	CounterMT MetricType = iota
	// GaugeMT - represents a gauge metric.
	GaugeMT
	// HistogramMT - represents a histogram metric.
	HistogramMT
	// rangeL - represents a range label.
	rangeL = "range"
)

 *
 * Promoting the stability level of the metric is a responsibility of the component owner, since it
 * involves explicitly acknowledging support for the metric across multiple releases, in accordance with
 * the metric stability policy.
 */
var (
	etcdRequestLatency = compbasemetrics.NewHistogramVec(
		&compbasemetrics.HistogramOpts{

  - containerResource:
      container: containerValue
      name: nameValue
      target:
        averageUtilization: 4
        averageValue: "0"
        type: typeValue
        value: "0"
    external:
      metric:
        name: nameValue
        selector:
          matchExpressions:
          - key: keyValue
            operator: operatorValue
            values:
            - valuesValue
          matchLabels:

}

// ExternalMetricStatus indicates the current value of a global metric
// not associated with any Kubernetes object.
message ExternalMetricStatus {
  // metricName is the name of a metric used for autoscaling in
  // metric system.
  optional string metricName = 1;

  // metricSelector is used to identify a specific time series
  // within a given metric.
  // +optional

}

// ExternalMetricStatus indicates the current value of a global metric
// not associated with any Kubernetes object.
message ExternalMetricStatus {
  // metricName is the name of a metric used for autoscaling in
  // metric system.
  optional string metricName = 1;

  // metricSelector is used to identify a specific time series
  // within a given metric.
  // +optional

	return vMetrics
}

func expectedFSStats() kubestats.FsStats {
	metric := expectedMetrics()
	available := uint64(metric.Available.Value())
	capacity := uint64(metric.Capacity.Value())
	used := uint64(metric.Used.Value())
	inodes := uint64(metric.Inodes.Value())
	inodesFree := uint64(metric.InodesFree.Value())
	inodesUsed := uint64(metric.InodesUsed.Value())
	return kubestats.FsStats{
		AvailableBytes: &available,

// ExternalMetricStatus indicates the current value of a global metric
// not associated with any Kubernetes object.
type ExternalMetricStatus struct {
	// metricName is the name of a metric used for autoscaling in
	// metric system.
	MetricName string `json:"metricName" protobuf:"bytes,1,name=metricName"`

	// metricSelector is used to identify a specific time series
	// within a given metric.
	// +optional

		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
			Name:      "metric-test-pod",
			UID:       "metric-test-pod-uid",
			Namespace: "metric-test",
		},
		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
			NodeName: "metric-test-host",
			Volumes: []v1.Volume{
				{
					Name: "metric-test-volume-name",
					VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
						PersistentVolumeClaim: &v1.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
							ClaimName: "metric-test-pvc",
						},
					},
				},
			},

          },
          "target": {
            "type": "typeValue",
            "value": "0",
            "averageValue": "0",
            "averageUtilization": 4
          },
          "metric": {
            "name": "nameValue",
            "selector": {
              "matchLabels": {
                "matchLabelsKey": "matchLabelsValue"
              },
              "matchExpressions": [
                {

          },
          "target": {
            "type": "typeValue",
            "value": "0",
            "averageValue": "0",
            "averageUtilization": 4
          },
          "metric": {
            "name": "nameValue",
            "selector": {
              "matchLabels": {
                "matchLabelsKey": "matchLabelsValue"
              },
              "matchExpressions": [
                {