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package org.ehcache.core.statistics;

import java.util.Collection;

public interface SourceStatistic<T extends ChainedObserver> {

  
Register the given Observer to be called by this SourceStatistic 
Params:
derived – statistic to be registered/**
   * Register the given {@code Observer} to be called by this {@code SourceStatistic}
   *
   * @param derived statistic to be registered
   */
  void addDerivedStatistic(T derived);

  
Remove the given registered Observer from this SourceStatistic. 
Params:
derived – statistic to be removed/**
   * Remove the given registered {@code Observer} from this {@code SourceStatistic}.
   *
   * @param derived statistic to be removed
   */
  void removeDerivedStatistic(T derived);

  
Retrieve all registered statistics.
Returns:
an unmodifiable collection of all derived statistics/**
   * Retrieve all registered statistics.
   *
   * @return an unmodifiable collection of all derived statistics
   */
  Collection<T> getDerivedStatistics();
}