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/*
 * Copyright 2024 The gRPC Authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package io.grpc;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Represents a metric instrument. Metric instrument contains information used to describe a metric.
 */
@Internal
public interface MetricInstrument {
  /**
   * Returns the unique index of this metric instrument.
   *
   * @return the index of the metric instrument.
   */
  public int getIndex();

  /**
   * Returns the name of the metric.
   *
   * @return the name of the metric.
   */
  public String getName();

  /**
   * Returns a description of the metric.
   *
   * @return a description of the metric.
   */
  public String getDescription();

  /**
   * Returns the unit of measurement for the metric.
   *
   * @return the unit of measurement.
   */
  public String getUnit();

  /**
   * Returns a list of required label keys for this metric instrument.
   *
   * @return a list of required label keys.
   */
  public List getRequiredLabelKeys();

  /**
   * Returns a list of optional label keys for this metric instrument.
   *
   * @return a list of optional label keys.
   */
  public List getOptionalLabelKeys();

  /**
   * Indicates whether this metric instrument is enabled by default.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if this metric instrument is enabled by default,
   *         {@code false} otherwise.
   */
  public boolean isEnableByDefault();
}