code: private static void counter(String className, String name, String... additionalTags) {
  		getCounter(className, name, additionalTags).increment();
  	}
docs: Increment a counter that is used to measure the rate at which some event
  is occurring. Consider a simple queue, counters would be used to measure
  things like the rate at which items are being inserted and removed.
  
  @param className
  @param name
  @param additionalTags