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package com.twitter.common.stats;
/**
* A stat that may only be read, no method calls will cause any internal state changes.
*
* @author William Farner
*/
public interface Stat<T> {
/**
* Gets the name of this stat. For sake of convention, variable names should be alphanumeric, and
* use underscores.
*
* @return The variable name.
*/
String getName();
/**
* Retrieves the most recent value of the stat.
*
* @return The most recent value.
*/
T read();
}