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package org.apache.hadoop.metrics2;

/**
 * The metrics record builder interface
 */
public abstract class MetricsRecordBuilder {

  /**
   * Add a metrics tag
   * @param name  of the tag
   * @param description of the tag
   * @param value of the tag
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder tag(String name, String description,
                                           String value);

  /**
   * Add an immutable metrics tag object
   * @param tag a pre-made tag object (potentially save an object construction)
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder add(MetricsTag tag);

  /**
   * Set the context tag
   * @param value of the context
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder setContext(String value);

  /**
   * Add an int counter metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   * @param value of the metric
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder addCounter(String name,
                                                  String description,
                                                  int value);

  /**
   * Add an long counter metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   * @param value of the metric
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder addCounter(String name,
                                                  String description,
                                                  long value);

  /**
   * Add a int gauge metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   * @param value of the metric
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder addGauge(String name,
                                                String description, int value);

  /**
   * Add a long gauge metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   * @param value of the metric
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder addGauge(String name,
                                                String description, long value);

  /**
   * Add a float gauge metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   * @param value of the metric
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder addGauge(String name,
                                                String description,
                                                float value);

  /**
   * Add a double gauge metric
   * @param name  of the metric
   * @param description of the metric
   * @param value of the metric
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder addGauge(String name,
                                                String description,
                                                double value);

  /**
   * Add a pre-made immutable metric object
   * @param metric  the pre-made metric to save an object construction
   * @return  self
   */
  public abstract MetricsRecordBuilder add(Metric metric);

}