recordView example

$container = $kernel->getContainer();

$views = $container
  ->get('config.factory')
  ->get('statistics.settings')
  ->get('count_content_views');

if ($views) {
  $nid = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'nid', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
  if ($nid) {
    $container->get('request_stack')->push(Request::createFromGlobals());
    $container->get('statistics.storage.node')->recordView($nid);
  }
}