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package org.mmtk.harness.vm;

import org.vmmagic.pragma.Uninterruptible;

/**
 * A counter that supports atomic increment and reset.
 */
@Uninterruptible
public class SynchronizedCounter extends org.mmtk.vm.SynchronizedCounter {

  /** The current value of the counter */
  private int value;

  /**
   * Reset the counter to 0, returning its previous value.
   *
   * @return The value of the counter, prior to reset.
   */
  public synchronized int reset() {
    int old = value;
    value = 0;
    return old;
  }

  /**
   * Adds 1 to the counter.
   *
   * @return the value before the add
   */
  public synchronized int increment() {
    return value++;
  }

  /**
   * Peek at the counter
   *
   * @return The current value of the counter.
   */
  public int peek() {
    return value;
  }
}
