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package org.mmtk.vm;

import org.vmmagic.pragma.Uninterruptible;


/**
 * A counter that supports atomic increment and reset.
 */
@Uninterruptible public abstract class SynchronizedCounter {

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

  /**
   * Adds 1 to the counter.
   *
   * @return the value before the add
   */
  public abstract int increment();

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