Using resource labels is mandatory for most Stackdriver resources other then Global, i.e. k8s_pod.
While setting resource type is supported in StackdriverProperties, it is not possible to set labels in the same, configurable way.
Configuring resource type only lead to issues as described in micrometer-metrics/micrometer#1907.
Using valid resource type along with required labels makes it possible to use given metric in a wider set of GCP solutions, i.e. custom metric based GKE horizontal pod autoscaler.
Comment From: wilkinsona
@mikouaj Thank you very much for making your first contribution to Spring Boot.