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package com.alibaba.jstorm.common.metric.old;

import com.alibaba.jstorm.common.metric.old.window.Metric;

import java.io.Serializable;

public interface MetricFilter extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Matches all metrics, regardless of type or name.
     */
    MetricFilter ALL = new MetricFilter() {
        private static final long serialVersionUID = 7089987006352295530L;

        @Override
        public boolean matches(String name, Metric metric) {
            return true;
        }
    };

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if the metric matches the filter; {@code false} otherwise.
     * 
     * @param name the metric's name
     * @param metric the metric
     * @return {@code true} if the metric matches the filter
     */
    boolean matches(String name, Metric metric);
}