 			})
 		opts.app = appname
 		promMetrics[key].observe(opts, timeSpan)
+		if process.env['DEBUG_METRICS']
+			console.log("doing timing", key, opts)
 
 	Timer : class
 		constructor :(key, sampleRate = 1, opts)->

				labelNames: ['app','host']
			})
		promMetrics[key].set({app: appname, host: hostname}, this.sanitizeValue(value))

	globalGauge: (key, value, sampleRate = 1)->
		key = Metrics.buildPromKey(key)
		if !promMetrics[key]?

		opts.app = appname
		opts.host = hostname
		promMetrics[key].inc(opts)
		if process.env['DEBUG_METRICS']
			console.log("doing inc", key, opts)

	count : (key, count, sampleRate = 1)->
		key = Metrics.buildPromKey(key)
