hbase-hadoop-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/metrics2/MetricHistogram.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.metrics2;

/**
 * Metrics Histogram interface.  Implementing classes will expose computed
 * quartile values through the metrics system.
 */
public interface MetricHistogram {

  //Strings used to create metrics names.
  String NUM_OPS_METRIC_NAME = "_num_ops";
  String MIN_METRIC_NAME = "_min";
  String MAX_METRIC_NAME = "_max";
  String MEAN_METRIC_NAME = "_mean";
  String MEDIAN_METRIC_NAME = "_median";
  String TWENTY_FIFTH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_25th_percentile";
  String SEVENTY_FIFTH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_75th_percentile";
  String NINETIETH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_90th_percentile";
  String NINETY_FIFTH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_95th_percentile";
  String NINETY_EIGHTH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_98th_percentile";
  String NINETY_NINETH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_99th_percentile";
  String NINETY_NINE_POINT_NINETH_PERCENTILE_METRIC_NAME = "_99.9th_percentile";

  /**
   * Add a single value to a histogram's stream of values.
   * @param value
   */
  void add(long value);

}