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+// Copyright 2016 Yahoo Inc. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.metrics.simple;
+
+import com.yahoo.metrics.simple.UntypedMetric.AssumedType;
+
+/**
+ * A single metric measurement and all the meta data needed to route it
+ * correctly.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:steinar@yahoo-inc.com">Steinar Knutsen</a>
+ */
+public class Sample {
+    private final Identifier identifier;
+    private final Measurement measurement;
+    private final AssumedType metricType;
+    private MetricReceiver metricReceiver = null;
+
+    public Sample(Measurement measurement, Identifier id, AssumedType t) {
+        this.identifier = id;
+        this.measurement = measurement;
+        this.metricType = t;
+    }
+
+    Identifier getIdentifier() {
+        return identifier;
+    }
+
+    Measurement getMeasurement() {
+        return measurement;
+    }
+
+    AssumedType getMetricType() {
+        return metricType;
+    }
+
+    void setReceiver(MetricReceiver metricReceiver) {
+        this.metricReceiver = metricReceiver;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get histogram definition for an arbitrary metric. Caveat emptor: This
+     * involves reading a volatile.
+     *
+     * @param metricName
+     *            name of the metric to get histogram definition for
+     * @return how to define a new histogram or null
+     */
+    MetricSettings getHistogramDefinition(String metricName) {
+        if (metricReceiver == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return metricReceiver.getMetricDefinition(metricName);
+        }
+    }
+
+}