src/main/java/org/apache/sling/metrics/Counter.java

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package org.apache.sling.metrics;

import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;

@ProviderType
public interface Counter extends Counting, Metric{
    /**
     * Increment the counter by one.
     */
    void inc();

    /**
     * Decrement the counter by one.
     */
    void dec();

    /**
     * Increment the counter by {@code n}.
     *
     * @param n the amount by which the counter will be increased
     */
    void inc(long n);

    /**
     * Decrement the counter by {@code n}.
     *
     * @param n the amount by which the counter will be decreased
     */
    void dec(long n);
}