I wanted to see how we could send metrics to Wavefront. This is simple example use of Dropwizard metrics in Java For Wavefront
Review http://metrics.dropwizard.io/3.1.0/getting-started/ for more details on Dropwizard.
Also read Pontus' blog on Java and Wavefront here: https://blogs.vmware.com/management/2017/10/optimizing-your-java-application-with-wavefront.html