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018
019package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.metrics;
020
021import javax.management.ObjectName;
022import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
023
024/**
025 *  Object that will register an mbean with the underlying metrics implementation.
026 */
027@InterfaceAudience.Private
028public interface MBeanSource  {
029
030  /**
031   * Register an mbean with the underlying metrics system
032   * @param serviceName Metrics service/system name
033   * @param metricsName name of the metrics object to expose
034   * @param theMbean the actual MBean
035   * @return ObjectName from jmx
036   */
037  ObjectName register(String serviceName, String metricsName,
038                             Object theMbean);
039
040}