src/main/java/org/apache/sling/commons/metrics/Timer.java

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package org.apache.sling.commons.metrics;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;


/**
 * A timer metric which aggregates timing durations and provides duration statistics.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface Timer extends Counting, Metric{
    /**
     * A timing context.
     *
     * @see Timer#time()
     */
    interface Context extends Closeable {
        /**
         * Updates the timer with the difference between current and start time. Call to this method will
         * not reset the start time. Multiple calls result in multiple updates.
         * @return the elapsed time in nanoseconds
         */
        long stop();
    }

    /**
     * Adds a recorded duration.
     *
     * @param duration the length of the duration
     * @param unit     the scale unit of {@code duration}
     */
    void update(long duration, TimeUnit unit);

    /**
     * Returns a new {@link Context}.
     *
     * @return a new {@link Context}
     * @see Context
     */
    Context time();
}