try (Metrics metrics = MetricsBuilder.create()
				.withClient((clientBuilder) -> //
						clientBuilder.withHost("127.0.0.1") //
								.withPort(8125) //
								.withSampleRate(0.5) // send 50% of metrics only
				).withClock(Clock.systemUTC()).build()) {

			// Send a counter metric immediately
			metrics.counter("visitors").hit();

			// Create a batch of metrics that will be sent at the end of the try
			// block.
			try (Metrics batch = metrics.batch()) {
				batch.gauge("activeDatabaseConnections").value(
						getConnectionsFromPool());
				batch.gauge("activeSessions").delta(-1);
			}

			// Schedule a couple of gauges to be reported every 60 seconds
			metrics.gauge("databaseConnectionPool", "activeConnections")
					.supply(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS,
							() -> getConnectionsFromPool());

			metrics.gauge("databaseConnectionPool", "waitingForConnection")
					.supply(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES,
							() -> getWaitingForConnection());

			// Measure the time spent inside the try block
			try (TimeKeeping o = metrics.timer("timeSpentSavingData").time()) {
				saveData();
			}
		}