Add a period parameter to the counter cache in remote write

[gizas]

• Bug

Proposed commit message

• WHAT: Added period parameter for counter cache in remote write dataset of prometheus
• WHY: The rate calculation of counter metrics in Prometheus remote_write dataset was reporting zero values

Checklist

• I have reviewed tips for building integrations and this pull request is aligned with them.
• I have verified that all data streams collect metrics or logs.
• I have added an entry to my package's changelog.yml file.
• I have verified that Kibana version constraints are current according to guidelines.

How to test this PR locally

1. Checkout this branch
2. cd packages/prometheus
3. Run elastic-package build command
4. Initiate a new Elastic cluster elastic-package stack up -d -v --version=8.14.0-SNAPSHOT
5. Login to Kibana and install Prometheus Assets
6. Install prometheus server with remote write in your kubernetes cluster
7. Configure elastic-agent

inputs:
    - name: prometheus
      type: prometheus/metrics
      use_output: default
      meta:
        package:
          name: prometheus
          version: 1.15.1
      data_stream:
        namespace: default
      streams:
        - data_stream:
            dataset: prometheus.remote_write
            type: metrics
          metricsets:
            - remote_write
          host: '0.0.0.0'
          port: 9201
          rate_counters: true
          use_types: true
          period: 1m

Related issues

• Relates #Prometheus remote_write rate calculations is showing as zero beats#38458

Screenshots

For my local kubernetes cluster (40m evidence for correct rate calculation with elastic-agent-standalone manifest)

[lalit-satapathy]

LGTM.

[tetianakravchenko]

LGTM!

[gizas]

@shmsr let me know if is ok now and we can merge this

[ishleenk17]

Looks good!

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