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+import abc
+
+
+class AbstractStat(object):
+    """
+    An AbstractStat is a quantity such as average, max, etc that is computed
+    off the stream of updates to a sensor
+    """
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def record(self, config, value, time_ms):
+        """
+        Record the given value
+
+        Arguments:
+            config (MetricConfig): The configuration to use for this metric
+            value (float): The value to record
+            timeMs (int): The POSIX time in milliseconds this value occurred
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError