metrics can be attached to specific endpoint programatically, but will raise TS2339

[arnaudruffin]

Hi

I am attaching metrics programatically in TypeScript. This used to work fine with a previous version (5.0.2) but with recent updates I now have a TypeScript error:
error TS2339: Property 'metricsMiddleware' does not exist on type 'RequestHandler'.

Here is how I used to do it in 5.0.2:

import expressPromBundle from "express-prom-bundle";
const PROMETHEUS_BUNDLE = expressPromBundle({...})
[...]
expressApp.route("/metrics").get(function (req, res) {
            PROMETHEUS_BUNDLE.metricsMiddleware(req, res);
        });

Here is how I try to do it now (with the error TS2339):

expressApp.use("/metrics", PROMETHEUS_BUNDLE_METRICS_MIDDLEWARE.metricsMiddleware);

This is only a typing issue and does not prevent my server from running correctly.

[poteirard]

I have the same problem. I think this line is wrong:

// /types/index.d.ts
declare function express_prom_bundle(opts: express_prom_bundle.Opts): RequestHandler;

It should be something like:

declare function express_prom_bundle(opts: express_prom_bundle.Opts):
{ 
	metrics: ...
	metricsMiddleware: RequestHandler,
	promClient: ...
}

Maybe @raszi can put a bit of light on this? I would be happy to help with a PR

[raszi]

That is not the correct way to use the library AFAIK:

import * as promBundle from 'express-prom-bundle'
const metricsMiddleware = promBundle({...});

expressApp.route("/metrics").get(function (req, res) {
  return metricsMiddleware(req, res);
});

Or more simply as the documentation says:

import * as promBundle from 'express-prom-bundle'
const metricsMiddleware = promBundle({...});

expressApp.use(metricsMiddleware);

[raszi]

The type tests might also help you here.