[processor/transform] Allow specifying metric name suffix when using convert summary functions

[h0cheung]

Component(s)

processor/transform

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

There are functions like convert_summary_count_val_to_sum and convert_summary_sum_val_to_sum, which can convert values in summary to sum and count.
However, the have some limitions:

• the suffix added is always _sum or _count. But according to OpenTelemetry's convention, . should be used instead of _ in this case.
• Support for quantile is missing.

Describe the solution you'd like

1. Update function specification: convert_summary_count_val_to_sum(aggregation_temporality, is_monotonic, Optional[suffix]). The new optional parameters allow setting the suffix to add. By default, suffix is ".sum".
2. New function: converter_summary_quantile_val_to_gauge(Optional[suffix]). The suffix defaults to ".quantile_%s", where %s will be replaced with the quantile value and the decimal point will be removed. For example, ".quantile_99", ".quantile_999" will be added.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Use a single function or component to convert summary to two sums and a gauge.

Additional context

No response

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[TylerHelmuth]

As a workaround for now, a second statement can be written to change the metric name

[h0cheung]

As a workaround for now, a second statement can be written to change the metric name

But is I don't have the full list of metrics to be converted, I can't do it exactly.

If I change metric name by rename all metrics ends with _sum or _count, many metrics may be transformed incorrectly.

Using it along with routing processor and forward connector should work, but this will make the configuration quite more complex.

[TylerHelmuth]

@evan-bradley and I are good with moving forward with this idea.