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package org.apache.geode.internal.statistics.platform;
import org.apache.geode.*;
/**
* Instances of this interface provide methods that create operating system instances of
* {@link org.apache.geode.Statistics}. Its for internal use only.
*
* {@link org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem} is an OS statistics factory.
* <P>
*
* @see <A href="package-summary.html#statistics">Package introduction</A>
*
*
* @since GemFire 3.0
*/
public interface OsStatisticsFactory {
/**
* Creates and returns a OS {@link Statistics} instance of the given {@link StatisticsType type},
* <code>textId</code>, <code>numericId</code>, and <code>osStatFlags</code>..
* <p>
* The created instance may not be {@link Statistics#isAtomic atomic}.
*/
public Statistics createOsStatistics(StatisticsType type, String textId, long numericId,
int osStatFlags);
}