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package org.apache.htrace.core;


import java.io.Closeable;


/**
 * The collector within a process that is the destination of Spans when a trace is running.
 * {@code SpanReceiver} implementations are expected to provide a constructor with the signature
 * <p>
 * <pre>
 * <code>public SpanReceiverImpl(HTraceConfiguration)</code>
 * </pre>
 * The helper class {@link org.apache.htrace.SpanReceiverBuilder} provides convenient factory
 * methods for creating {@code SpanReceiver} instances from configuration.
 * @see org.apache.htrace.SpanReceiverBuilder
 */
public interface SpanReceiver extends Closeable {
  /**
   * Called when a Span is stopped and can now be stored.
   */
  public void receiveSpan(Span span);
}