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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def process(self, metric):
 """ Process a metric by sending it to Librato """

        path = metric.getCollectorPath()
        path += '.'
        path += metric.getMetricPath()
        if self.config['apply_metric_prefix']:
            path = metric.getPathPrefix() + '.' + path

        if self.include_reg.match(path):
            if metric.metric_type == 'GAUGE':
                m_type = 'gauge'
            else:
                m_type = 'counter'
            self.queue.add(path,                # name
                           float(metric.value),  # value
                           type=m_type,
                           source=metric.host,
                           measure_time=metric.timestamp)
            self.current_n_measurements += 1
        else:
            self.log.debug("LibratoHandler: Skip %s, no include_filters match",
                           path)

        if (self.current_n_measurements >= self.queue_max_size or
                time.time() >= self.queue_max_timestamp):
            self.log.debug("LibratoHandler: Sending batch size: %d",
                           self.current_n_measurements)
            self._send()