code: public static boolean isValueInRange(final String range, final Metric metric) throws BadThresholdException {
          return new LegacyRange(range).isValueInside(metric);
      }
docs: Returns <code>true</code> if the metric value <code>metric</code>
  falls into the passed in <code>range</code>.
  
  @param range
  The range
  @param metric
  The metric to be checked
  
  @return <code>true</code> if the metric value <code>metric</code>
  falls into the passed in <code>range</code>.
  @throws BadThresholdException if an error occurs parsing teh threshold