Remove metrics app registry clear-out code from metrics extension; add doc #6956
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Resolves #4656
Prior to this PR, the metrics CDI extension cleared the application metrics registry late in the CDI life cycle. Metrics registered earlier during start-up by developer code (such as from a developer-written extension) would disappear.
The clear-out code is needed to allow the TCK tests to work correctly.
This PR does two main things:
RuntimeStart
CDI event.Helidon will not prevent users from registering metrics prematurely. But the metrics system might not behave as configured if they do. The doc additions explain this.