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+# Prom-generator
+
+Prom-generator is an automated generator for Prometheus metrics and exemplars. You can use this to generate load,
+test performance or feature implementation for your Prometheus infrastructure, optionally with a remote-storage system.
+
+Note:
+1. Runs on `http://localhost:9001`
+2. Telemetry endpoint is `/metrics`
+3. If you want to see exemplar, you will have to provide `"Accept: application/openmetrics-text"` as header in the GET
+   request to `/metrics` endpoint
+   
+```shell
+[hsingh@localhost exemplars-generator]$ ./prom-generator -h
+Usage of ./prom-generator:
+  -evaluate-every duration
+        Frequency of evaluation of metrics and exemplar. (default 1s)
+  -num-counters int
+        Number of counters to be generated. (default 1)
+  -num-counters-with-exemplars int
+        Number of counters to be generated with exemplars. (default 1)
+  -num-gauges int
+        Number of gauges to be generated. (default 1)
+  -num-histograms int
+        Number of histograms to be generated. (default 1)
+  -num-histograms-with-exemplars int
+        Number of histograms to be generated with exemplars. (default 1)
+
+```
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