skywalking/meter/__init__.py

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_meter_service = None


def init(force: bool = False):
    """
    If the meter service is not initialized, initialize it.
    if force, we are in a fork(), we force re-initialization
    """
    from skywalking.meter.meter_service import MeterService

    global _meter_service
    if _meter_service and not force:
        return

    _meter_service = MeterService()
    _meter_service.start()