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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.Metric;

/**
 * Interface to expose specific {@link Metric}s via a {@link MetricsEndpoint}.
 * Implementations should take care that the metrics they provide have unique names in the
 * application context, but they shouldn't have to care about global uniqueness in the JVM
 * or across a distributed system.
 *
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @see SystemPublicMetrics SystemPublicMetrics for an example implementation
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface PublicMetrics {

	/**
	 * Return an indication of current state through metrics.
	 * @return the public metrics
	 */
	Collection<Metric<?>> metrics();

}
