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package org.apache.samza.metrics;

/**
 * A MetricsRegistry allows its users to create new {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Metric}s and
 * have those metrics wired to specific metrics systems, such as JMX, provided by {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.MetricsReporter}s.
 * Those implementing Samza jobs use the MetricsRegistry to register metrics, which then handle
 * the details of getting those metrics to each defined MetricsReporter.
 *
 * Users are free to define their metrics into groups as needed for their jobs. {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.MetricsReporter}s
 * will likely use the group field to group the user-defined metrics together.
 */
public interface MetricsRegistry {
  /**
   * Create and register a new {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Counter}
   * @param group Group for this Counter
   * @param name Name of to-be-created Counter
   * @return New Counter instance
   */
  Counter newCounter(String group, String name);

  /**
   * Register existing {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Counter} with this registry
   * @param group Group for this Counter
   * @param counter Existing Counter to register
   * @return Counter that was registered
   */
  Counter newCounter(String group, Counter counter);

  /**
   * Create and register a new {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Gauge}
   * @param group Group for this Gauge
   * @param name Name of to-be-created Gauge
   * @param value Initial value for the Gauge
   * @param <T> Type the Gauge will be wrapping
   * @return Gauge was created and registered
   */
  <T> Gauge<T> newGauge(String group, String name, T value);

  /**
   * Register an existing {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Gauge}
   * @param group Group for this Gauge
   * @param value Initial value for the Gauge
   * @param <T> Type the Gauge will be wrapping
   * @return Gauge was registered
   */
  <T> Gauge<T> newGauge(String group, Gauge<T> value);

  /**
   * Create and Register a new {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Timer}
   * @param group Group for this Timer
   * @param name Name of to-be-created Timer
   * @return New Timer instance
   */
  Timer newTimer(String group, String name);

  /**
   * Register existing {@link org.apache.samza.metrics.Timer} with this registry
   * @param group Group for this Timer
   * @param timer Existing Timer to register
   * @return Timer that was registered
   */
  Timer newTimer(String group, Timer timer);
}