sb.append(metric.name());
String name = sb.toString();
// visit the metric to identify the Ganglia type and
// slope
metric.visit(gangliaMetricVisitor);
type = gangliaMetricVisitor.getType();
slopeFromMetric = gangliaMetricVisitor.getSlope();
GangliaConf gConf = getGangliaConfForMetric(name);
calculatedSlope = calculateSlope(gConf, slopeFromMetric);