1 /***
2 * Copyright 2003-2010 Terracotta, Inc.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15 */
16
17 package net.sf.ehcache.util.counter;
18
19 /***
20 * A Counter Manager that accepts a config to create counters. Creates counter's
21 * based on {@link CounterConfig}. This manages the lifycycle of a counter
22 *
23 * @author <a href="mailto:asanoujam@terracottatech.com">Abhishek Sanoujam</a>
24 * @since 1.7
25 *
26 */
27 public interface CounterManager {
28 /***
29 * Creates a Counter based on tha passed config
30 *
31 * @param config
32 * @return The counter created and managed by this CounterManager
33 */
34 Counter createCounter(CounterConfig config);
35
36 /***
37 * Shuts down this counter manager
38 */
39 void shutdown();
40
41 /***
42 * Shuts down the counter
43 *
44 * @param counter
45 */
46 void shutdownCounter(Counter counter);
47
48 }