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    1   /**
    2    * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 QOS.ch
    3    * All rights reserved.
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    25  package org.slf4j.profiler;
    26
    27  /**
    28   * This interface sets the methods that must be implemented by
    29   * {@link Profiler} and {@link  StopWatch} classes. It settles the
    30   * general feel of the profiler package.
    31   *
    32   * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
    33   *
    34   */
    35  public interface TimeInstrument {
    36
    37      /**
    38       * All time instruments are named entities.
    39       * @return the name of this instrument
    40       */
    41      String getName();
    42
    43      TimeInstrumentStatus getStatus();
    44
    45      /**
    46       * Start this time instrument.
    47       *
    48       * @param name
    49       */
    50      void start(String name);
    51
    52      /**
    53       * Stop this time instrument.
    54       *
    55       * @return this
    56       */
    57      TimeInstrument stop();
    58
    59      /**
    60       * Time elapsed between start and stop, in nanoseconds.
    61       *
    62       * @return time elapsed in nanoseconds
    63       */
    64      long elapsedTime();
    65
    66      /**
    67       * Print information about this time instrument on the console.
    68       */
    69      void print();
    70
    71      /**
    72       * If the time instrument has an associated logger, then log information about
    73       * this time instrument. Note that {@link StopWatch} instances cannot log while {@link Profiler}
    74       * instances can.
    75       */
    76      void log();
    77  }