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package org.apache.geode.distributed.internal;

import org.apache.geode.admin.GemFireHealth;

/**
 * Represents a thread that monitor the health of the vm it lives in.
 * 
 * @since GemFire 3.5
 */
public interface HealthMonitor {
  /**
   * Returns the id of this monitor instance. Each instance is given a unique id when it is created.
   */
  public int getId();

  /**
   * Resets the current health status to zero.
   */
  public void resetStatus();

  /**
   * Returns the diagnosis of the desired status.
   */
  public String[] getDiagnosis(GemFireHealth.Health healthCode);

  /**
   * Stops the monitor so it no longer checks for health. Once stopped a monitor can not be started.
   */
  public void stop();
}
