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package org.hawkular.agent.monitor.inventory;

/**
 * A common superclass for {@link AvailType} and {@link MetricType}.
 *
 * @author <a href="https://github.com/ppalaga">Peter Palaga</a>
 * @param <L> the type of the protocol specific location typically a subclass of {@link NodeLocation}
 */
public class MeasurementType<L> extends AttributeLocationProvider<L> {

    private final Interval interval;

    public MeasurementType(ID id, Name name, AttributeLocation<L> location, Interval interval) {
        super(id, name, location);
        this.interval = interval;
    }

    /**
     * @return how often should instances of this type be measured
     */
    public Interval getInterval() {
        return interval;
    }

}
