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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.jmx;

import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.Endpoint;

/**
 * A strategy for the JMX layer on top of an {@link Endpoint}. Implementations are allowed
 * to use {@code @ManagedAttribute} and the full Spring JMX machinery. Implementations may
 * be backed by an actual {@link Endpoint} or may be specifically designed for JMX only.
 *
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @since 1.5.0
 * @see EndpointMBean
 * @see AbstractJmxEndpoint
 */
public interface JmxEndpoint {

	/**
	 * Return if the JMX endpoint is enabled.
	 * @return if the endpoint is enabled
	 */
	boolean isEnabled();

	/**
	 * Return the MBean identity for this endpoint.
	 * @return the MBean identity.
	 */
	String getIdentity();

	/**
	 * Return the type of {@link Endpoint} exposed, or {@code null} if this
	 * {@link JmxEndpoint} exposes information that cannot be represented as a traditional
	 * {@link Endpoint}.
	 * @return the endpoint type
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
	Class<? extends Endpoint> getEndpointType();

}
