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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.buffer;

/**
 * Base class for a mutable buffer containing a timestamp and a value.
 *
 * @param <T> the value type
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @author Phillip Webb
 */
abstract class Buffer<T extends Number> {

	private volatile long timestamp;

	Buffer(long timestamp) {
		this.timestamp = timestamp;
	}

	public long getTimestamp() {
		return this.timestamp;
	}

	public void setTimestamp(long timestamp) {
		this.timestamp = timestamp;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the buffer value.
	 * @return the value of the buffer
	 */
	public abstract T getValue();

}
