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package org.apache.hadoop.metrics2;

/**
 * A generic immutable counter metric type
 * @param <T> value type of the metric
 */
public abstract class MetricCounter<T extends Number> extends Metric {

  /**
   * Construct a counter metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   */
  public MetricCounter(String name, String description) {
    super(name, description);
  }

  public abstract T value();

}