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  package alluxio.metrics.source;
  
  import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
  
  /**
   * Source is where the metrics generated. It uses a {@link MetricRegistry} to register the metrics
   * for monitoring.
   */
  public interface Source {
    /**
     * Gets the name of the Source.
     *
     * @return the name of the Source
     */
    String getName();
  
    /**
     * Gets the instance of the {@link MetricRegistry}. A MetricRegistry is used to register the
     * metrics, and is passed to a Sink so that the sink knows which metrics to report.
     *
     * @return the instance of the MetricRegistry
     */
    MetricRegistry getMetricRegistry();
  }
  