Counter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCounter
```
public interface Counter
```
Generalized Counter interface for creating telemetry-related instances when counting events.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`increment()`	Increment the counter by 1.
`default void`	`increment(int amount)`	Increment the counter by the provided amount.
`void`	`increment(long amount)`	Increment the counter by the provided amount.
`default boolean`	`isNoop()`	Determines whether this counter is a NOOP counter.
`default MetricsContext.Unit`	`unit()`	The unit of the counter.
`long`	`value()`	Reports the current count.

- Method Detail
  - increment
```
void increment()
```
    Increment the counter by 1.
  - increment
```
default void increment(int amount)
```
    Increment the counter by the provided amount.
    Implementations may skip the overflow check for better write throughput.
    
    Parameters:
    
    amount - to be incremented.
  - increment
```
void increment(long amount)
```
    Increment the counter by the provided amount.
    Implementations may skip the overflow check for better write throughput.
    
    Parameters:
    
    amount - to be incremented.
  - value
```
long value()
```
    Reports the current count.
    
    Returns:
    
    The current count.
  - unit
```
default MetricsContext.Unit unit()
```
    The unit of the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    The unit of the counter.
  - isNoop
```
default boolean isNoop()
```
    Determines whether this counter is a NOOP counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether this counter is a NOOP counter.