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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics;

/**
 * A service that can be used to submit a named double value for storage and analysis. Any
 * statistics or analysis that needs to be carried out is best left for other concerns,
 * but ultimately they are under control of the implementation of this service. For
 * instance, the value submitted here could be a method execution timing result, and it
 * would go to a backend that keeps a histogram of recent values for comparison purposes.
 * Or it could be a simple measurement of a sensor value (like a temperature reading) to
 * be passed on to a monitoring system in its raw form.
 *
 * @author Dave Syer
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface GaugeService {

	/**
	 * Set the specified gauge value.
	 * @param metricName the name of the gauge to set
	 * @param value the value of the gauge
	 */
	void submit(String metricName, double value);

}
