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package org.glassfish.grizzly.monitoring;

General monitoring configuration interface.
Author:
Alexey Stashok/**
 * General monitoring configuration interface.
 *
 * @author Alexey Stashok
 */
public interface MonitoringConfig<E> {
    
Add the monitoring probes, which will be notified about object's lifecycle events.
Params:
probes – the monitoring probes./**
     * Add the monitoring probes, which will be notified about object's lifecycle events.
     *
     * @param probes the monitoring probes.
     */
    void addProbes(E... probes);

    
Remove the monitoring probes.
Params:
probes – the monitoring probes./**
     * Remove the monitoring probes.
     *
     * @param probes the monitoring probes.
     */
    boolean removeProbes(E... probes);

    
Get the the monitoring probes, which are registered on the objet. Please note, it's not appropriate to modify the returned array's content. Please use addProbes(Object[]) and removeProbes(Object[]) instead. 
Returns:
the the monitoring probes, which are registered on the object./**
     * Get the the monitoring probes, which are registered on the objet.
     * Please note, it's not appropriate to modify the returned array's content.
     * Please use {@link #addProbes(Object[])} and
     * {@link #removeProbes(Object[])} instead.
     *
     * @return the the monitoring probes, which are registered on the object.
     */
    E[] getProbes();

    boolean hasProbes();
    
    
Removes all the monitoring probes, which are registered on the object.
/**
     * Removes all the monitoring probes, which are registered on the object.
     */
    void clearProbes();
    
    
Create the JMX Object, which represents this object. 
Returns:
the JMX Object, which represents this object./**
     * Create the JMX {@link Object}, which represents this object.
     * 
     * @return the JMX {@link Object}, which represents this object.
     */
    Object createManagementObject();
}