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#pragma once

#ifndef GEODE_STATISTICS_STATISTICDESCRIPTOR_H_
#define GEODE_STATISTICS_STATISTICDESCRIPTOR_H_

#include <string>

#include <geode/internal/geode_globals.hpp>

/** @file
*/

namespace apache {
namespace geode {
namespace statistics {

/**
 * Describes an individual statistic whose value is updated by an
 * application and may be archived by Geode.  These descriptions are
 * gathered together in a {@link StatisticsType}.
 *
 * <P>
 * To get an instance of this interface use an instance of
 * {@link StatisticsFactory}.
 * <P>
 * StatisticDescriptors are naturally ordered by their name.
 *
 */

class APACHE_GEODE_EXPORT StatisticDescriptor {
 public:
  /**
    * Returns the id of this statistic in a {@link StatisticsType
    * }. The id is initialized when its statistics
    * type is created.
    */
  virtual int32_t getId() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns the name of this statistic
   */
  virtual const std::string& getName() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns a description of this statistic
   */
  virtual const std::string& getDescription() const = 0;

  /**
   * Returns true if this statistic is a counter; false if its a gauge.
   * Counter statistics have values that always increase.
   * Gauge statistics have unconstrained values.
   */
  virtual bool isCounter() const = 0;

  /**
   *  Returns true if a larger statistic value indicates better performance.
   */
  virtual bool isLargerBetter() const = 0;

  /**
   *  Returns the unit in which this statistic is measured
   */
  virtual const std::string& getUnit() const = 0;

  /*
   * Destructor
   */
  virtual ~StatisticDescriptor() {}

};  // class
}  // namespace statistics
}  // namespace geode
}  // namespace apache

#endif  // GEODE_STATISTICS_STATISTICDESCRIPTOR_H_