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package org.apache.ambari.metrics.core.loadsimulator.net;

/**
 * MetricSender should provides a simple way of pushing metrics to some service.
 */
public interface MetricsSender {
  /**
   * Push metrics to the metric service (e.g. a metrics storage system).
   *
   * @param payload the payload to be sent to metrics service
   * @return response message either acknowledgement or error
   */
  String pushMetrics(String payload);
}
