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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.writer;
/**
* Simple writer for counters (metrics that increment).
*
* @author Dave Syer
* @since 1.3.0
*/
public interface CounterWriter {
/**
* Increment the value of a metric (or decrement if the delta is negative). The name
* of the delta is the name of the metric to increment.
* @param delta the amount to increment by
*/
void increment(Delta<?> delta);
/**
* Reset the value of a metric, usually to zero value. Implementations can discard the
* old values if desired, but may choose not to. This operation is optional (some
* implementations may not be able to fulfill the contract, in which case they should
* simply do nothing).
* @param metricName the name to reset
*/
void reset(String metricName);
}