public function gauge($metric, $level, array $tags = array(), $sampleRate = AbstractMetric::DEFAULT_SAMPLE_RATE)
    {
        try {
            $this->sendMetric($this->metricFactory->gauge($metric, $level, $tags, $sampleRate));
        } catch (\Exception $exception) {
            $this->logException($exception);
        }

        return $this;
    }