GraphiteNamingConvention.java

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package com.netflix.servo.publish.graphite;

import com.netflix.servo.Metric;

/**
 * We want to allow the user to override the default graphite naming convention to massage the
 * objects into the right shape for their graphite setup. Naming conventions could also be applied
 * to other observers such as the file observer in the future.
 */
public interface GraphiteNamingConvention {
  /**
   * Get a name from a {@link Metric}.
   */
  String getName(Metric metric);
}