hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/MetricsFilter.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.metrics2;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;

/**
 * The metrics filter interface
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public abstract class MetricsFilter implements MetricsPlugin {

  /**
   * Whether to accept the name
   * @param name  to filter on
   * @return  true to accept; false otherwise.
   */
  public abstract boolean accepts(String name);

  /**
   * Whether to accept the tag
   * @param tag to filter on
   * @return  true to accept; false otherwise
   */
  public abstract boolean accepts(MetricsTag tag);

  /**
   * Whether to accept the tags
   * @param tags to filter on
   * @return  true to accept; false otherwise
   */
  public abstract boolean accepts(Iterable<MetricsTag> tags);

  /**
   * Whether to accept the record
   * @param record  to filter on
   * @return  true to accept; false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean accepts(MetricsRecord record) {
    return accepts(record.name()) && accepts(record.tags());
  }

}