* @param initValue of the metric
* @return a new gauge object
*/
public MetricMutableGaugeInt newGauge(String name, String description,
int initValue) {
MetricMutableGaugeInt ret = mf.newGauge(name, description, initValue);
return addNewMetricIfAbsent(name, ret, MetricMutableGaugeInt.class);
}