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"""Base class for plugins used by the compute agent.
"""

import abc

from ceilometer import plugin


class ComputePollster(plugin.PollsterBase):
    """Base class for plugins that support the polling API on the compute node.
    """

    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta

    @abc.abstractmethod
    def get_counters(self, manager, cache, instance):
        """Return a sequence of Counter instances from polling the resources.

        :param manager: The service manager invoking the plugin
        :param cache: A dictionary for passing data between plugins
        :param instance: The instance to examine
        """