DataSinkInformation

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDataSinkInfo, TagHistorySplitterProvider.InternalDataSink.SplitterStatus
```
public interface DataSinkInformation
extends java.io.Serializable
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DataStoreStatus`	`getDataStoreStatus()`
`java.lang.String`	`getDescriptionKey()`	Returns a key that points to a useful name describing the store, such as "Memory Buffer" or "Local Cache".
`java.util.List<LocalizedString>`	`getMessages()`	Returns any messages that the data sink might want to display.
`StatMetric`	`getStorageMetric()`	Retrieves the metric for data flowing into the sink/store.
`boolean`	`isAvailable()`
`boolean`	`isDataStore()`	Returns whether this sink is also a DataStore (aka data cache, the "store" part of store and forward). If it is, statistics can be retrieved through getDataStoreStatus

- Method Detail
  - getDescriptionKey
```
java.lang.String getDescriptionKey()
```
    Returns a key that points to a useful name describing the store, such as "Memory Buffer" or "Local Cache".
  - isAvailable
```
boolean isAvailable()
```
  - isDataStore
```
boolean isDataStore()
```
    Returns whether this sink is also a DataStore (aka data cache, the "store" part of store and forward).
    If it is, statistics can be retrieved through getDataStoreStatus
  - getDataStoreStatus
```
@Nullable
DataStoreStatus getDataStoreStatus()
```
  - getStorageMetric
```
StatMetric getStorageMetric()
```
    Retrieves the metric for data flowing into the sink/store. If this is a store, will be the same as getDataStoreStatus().getStorageMetric()
  - getMessages
```
java.util.List<LocalizedString> getMessages()
```
    Returns any messages that the data sink might want to display.