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package org.apache.lucene.util;


import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;

/**
 * An object whose RAM usage can be computed.
 *
 * @lucene.internal
 */
public interface Accountable {

  /**
   * Return the memory usage of this object in bytes. Negative values are illegal.
   */
  long ramBytesUsed();

  /**
   * Returns nested resources of this class. 
   * The result should be a point-in-time snapshot (to avoid race conditions).
   * @see Accountables
   */
  default Collection<Accountable> getChildResources() {
    return Collections.emptyList();
  }

}
