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 * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package org.onlab.metrics;

/**
 * Registry Entry for Metrics Components.
 */
public interface MetricsComponentRegistry {
    /**
     * Fetches the name of the Component.
     *
     * @return name of the Component
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Registers a Feature for this component.
     *
     * @param featureName name of the Feature to register
     * @return Feature object that can be used when creating Metrics
     */
    MetricsFeature registerFeature(String featureName);
}