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