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package org.apache.geode.admin;
/**
* Interface to represent a single statistic of a <code>StatisticResource</code>
*
* @since GemFire 3.5
*
* @deprecated as of 7.0 use the <code><a href=
* "{@docRoot}/org/apache/geode/management/package-summary.html">management</a></code>
* package instead
*/
public interface Statistic extends java.io.Serializable {
/**
* Gets the identifying name of this statistic.
*
* @return the identifying name of this statistic
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Gets the value of this statistic as a <code>java.lang.Number</code>.
*
* @return the value of this statistic
*/
public Number getValue();
/**
* Gets the unit of measurement (if any) this statistic represents.
*
* @return the unit of measurement (if any) this statistic represents
*/
public String getUnits();
/**
* Returns true if this statistic represents a numeric value which always increases.
*
* @return true if this statistic represents a value which always increases
*/
public boolean isCounter();
/**
* Gets the full description of this statistic.
*
* @return the full description of this statistic
*/
public String getDescription();
}