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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onlab.metrics;
+
+/**
+ * Registry Entry for Metrics Components.
+ */
+public interface MetricsComponentRegistry {
+    /**
+     * Fetches the name of the Component.
+     *
+     * @return name of the Component
+     */
+    String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Registers a Feature for this component.
+     *
+     * @param featureName name of the Feature to register
+     * @return Feature object that can be used when creating Metrics
+     */
+    MetricsFeature registerFeature(String featureName);
+}