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| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
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| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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| package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.profiling.counters; |
| |
| /** |
| * A namespace that holds named counters. |
| * |
| * @author vinayakb |
| */ |
| public interface ICounterContext { |
| /** |
| * Get a counter with the specified name. |
| * |
| * @param name |
| * - Name of the counter to get. |
| * @param create |
| * - Create if the counter does not exist. |
| * @return An existing counter with the given name (if one exists). If a counter with the |
| * said name does not exist, a new one is created if create is set to <code>true</code>, or |
| * else returns <code>null</code>. |
| */ |
| public ICounter getCounter(String name, boolean create); |
| } |