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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
 */
@Deprecated
public interface Statistic extends java.io.Serializable {

  /**
   * Gets the identifying name of this statistic.
   *
   * @return the identifying name of this statistic
   */
  String getName();

  /**
   * Gets the value of this statistic as a <code>java.lang.Number</code>.
   *
   * @return the value of this statistic
   */
  Number getValue();

  /**
   * Gets the unit of measurement (if any) this statistic represents.
   *
   * @return the unit of measurement (if any) this statistic represents
   */
  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
   */
  boolean isCounter();

  /**
   * Gets the full description of this statistic.
   *
   * @return the full description of this statistic
   */
  String getDescription();
}
