def metric_get(self, project, metric_name):
        """API call:  retrieve a metric resource.

        :type project: str
        :param project: ID of the project containing the metric.

        :type metric_name: str
        :param metric_name: the name of the metric

        :rtype: dict
        :returns: The metric object returned from the API (converted from a
                  protobuf to a dictionary).
        """
        path = "projects/%s/metrics/%s" % (project, metric_name)
        metric_pb = self._gapic_api.get_log_metric(path)
        # NOTE: LogMetric message type does not have an ``Any`` field
        #       so `MessageToDict`` can safely be used.
        return MessageToDict(metric_pb)
API call:  retrieve a metric resource.

        :type project: str
        :param project: ID of the project containing the metric.

        :type metric_name: str
        :param metric_name: the name of the metric

        :rtype: dict
        :returns: The metric object returned from the API (converted from a
                  protobuf to a dictionary).