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package com.itextpdf.text.log;

/**
 * Interface that can be implemented if you want to count the number of documents
 * that are being processed by iText.
 * 
 * Implementers may use this method to record actual system usage for licensing purposes
 * (e.g. count the number of documents or the volumne in bytes in the context of a SaaS license).
 */
public interface Counter {
	
	/** Gets a Counter instance for a specific class. */
	Counter getCounter(Class<?> klass);
	
	/**
	 * This method gets triggered if a file is read.
	 * @param l	the length of the file that was written
	 */
	void read(long l);
	
	/**
	 * This method gets triggered if a file is written.
	 * @param l	the length of the file that was written 
	 */
	void written(long l);
}
