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28  
29  package cppncss.measure;
30  
31  /**
32   * Computes the average of a series of values.
33   *
34   * @author Mathieu Champlon
35   */
36  public final class Average
37  {
38      private final String label;
39      private float average;
40      private float count;
41  
42      /**
43       * Create an average.
44       *
45       * @param label the label of the measurement
46       * @param value the first value of the measurement
47       */
48      public Average( final String label, final int value )
49      {
50          this.label = label;
51          this.average = value;
52          this.count = 1;
53      }
54  
55      /**
56       * Add a value to the average and recompute it.
57       * <p>
58       * If the label does not match the label given at creation the measurement is ignored.
59       *
60       * @param label the label of the measurement
61       * @param value the value of the measurement
62       * @return whether the measurement has been accepted or not
63       */
64      public boolean update( final String label, final int value )
65      {
66          if( !this.label.equals( label ) )
67              return false;
68          average = (average * count + value) / (count + 1);
69          ++count;
70          return true;
71      }
72  
73      /**
74       * Accept a visitor.
75       *
76       * @param observer an average observer
77       */
78      public void accept( final AverageObserver observer )
79      {
80          observer.notify( label, average );
81      }
82  }