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package org.springframework.jmx.support;

/**
 * Represents how the measurement values of a {@code ManagedMetric} will change over time.
 * @author Jennifer Hickey
 * @since 3.0
 */
public enum MetricType {

	/**
	 * The measurement values may go up or down over time
	 */
	GAUGE,

	/**
	 * The measurement values will always increase
	 */
	COUNTER

}
