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package org.apache.hadoop.metrics2;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
/**
* An immutable snapshot of metrics with a timestamp
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public interface MetricsRecord {
/**
* Get the timestamp of the metrics
* @return the timestamp
*/
long timestamp();
/**
* @return the record name
*/
String name();
/**
* @return the description of the record
*/
String description();
/**
* @return the context name of the record
*/
String context();
/**
* Get the tags of the record
* Note: returning a collection instead of iterable as we
* need to use tags as keys (hence Collection#hashCode etc.) in maps
* @return an unmodifiable collection of tags
*/
Collection<MetricsTag> tags();
/**
* Get the metrics of the record
* @return an immutable iterable interface for metrics
*/
Iterable<AbstractMetric> metrics();
}