@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ There are four types of counters which are all found in `usage_data.rb`:
-**Ordinary Batch Counters:** Simple count of a given ActiveRecord_Relation
-**Distinct Batch Counters:** Distinct count of a given ActiveRecord_Relation on given column
-**Alternative Counters:** Used for settings and configurations
-**Redis Counters:** Used for in-memory counts. This method is being deprecated due to data inaccuracies and will be replaced with a persistent method.
-**Redis Counters:** Used for in-memory counts.
NOTE: **Note:**
Only use the provided counter methods. Each counter method contains a built in fail safe to isolate each counter to avoid breaking the entire Usage Ping.
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@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ redis_usage_data do
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Note that Redis counters are in the [process of being deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216330) and you should instead try to use Snowplow events instead. We're in the process of building [self-managed event tracking](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/telemetry/-/issues/373) and once this is available, we will convert all Redis counters into Snowplow events.
### Alternative Counters
Handles `StandardError` and fallbacks into -1 this way not all measures fail if we encounter one exception.
