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018    
019    package org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce;
020    
021    import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
022    import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
023    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.counters.CounterGroupBase;
024    
025    /**
026     * A group of {@link Counter}s that logically belong together. Typically,
027     * it is an {@link Enum} subclass and the counters are the values.
028     */
029    @InterfaceAudience.Public
030    @InterfaceStability.Stable
031    public interface CounterGroup extends CounterGroupBase<Counter> {
032      // essentially a typedef so user doesn't have to use generic syntax
033    }