Storing metric values as float

[SylvainLosey]

Is there a way to store statistics as floats ? Would switching the value model from int to float cause a malfunction of the module ?

And is there a reason for storing data as int instead of floats ? For some values the decimals are the important values and it's not very convenient to have to change the decimal place when storing the data.

[pennersr]

An int was chosen as that covers most use cases in an efficient manner. Though, that choice indeed does not fit everywhere. Using a float field may not be everybody's cup of tea as well, as there you run the risk of precision loss. All in all, there is no right choice here. So perhaps the best way forward is to make this configurable somehow.