--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/org/dancres/blitz/stats/StatGenerator.java	Sat Mar 21 11:00:06 2009 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.dancres.blitz.stats;
+
+/**
+   Registered with the StatsBoard and responsible for generating an instance
+   of an appropriate Stat for passing to a client asking for stats dump.
+
+   @see org.dancres.blitz.stats.Stat
+ */
+public interface StatGenerator {
+    public static final long UNSET_ID = -1;
+
+    /**
+       @return the id of the StatGenerator that produced the stat
+       AdministrableStat.UNSET_ID if the id has never been set
+     */
+    public long getId();
+
+    public void setId(long anId);
+
+    public Stat generate();
+}