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package com.redhat.thermostat.client.cli;

import java.util.List;

import com.redhat.thermostat.common.Ordered;
import com.redhat.thermostat.common.dao.VmRef;
import com.redhat.thermostat.storage.model.TimeStampedPojo;

/**
 * This interface should be implemented by plug-ins that would like to
 * contribute data to the output of the vm-stat command.
 */
public interface VMStatPrintDelegate extends Ordered {
    
    /**
     * Returns statistics gathered by this plug-in newer than the specified
     * time stamp.
     * @param ref - the VM whose statistics to return
     * @param timeStampSince - the earliest time stamp to return statistics for
     * @return a list of statistics newer than the time stamp
     */
    public List<? extends TimeStampedPojo> getLatestStats(VmRef ref, long timeStampSince);
    
    /**
     * Returns header names for columns this plug-in wishes to add to the 
     * vm-stat command.
     * @param stat - the first stat returned by {@link #getLatestStats(VmRef, long)}
     * @return a list of column headers to append to vm-stat output
     */
    public List<String> getHeaders(TimeStampedPojo stat);
    
    /**
     * Returns a row of data for the specified statistic that corresponds to
     * the columns returned by {@link #getHeaders(TimeStampedPojo)}.
     * @param stat - the statistic to generate output for
     * @return a row of text for this statistic separated by column
     */
    public List<String> getStatRow(TimeStampedPojo stat);
    
}