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package rules

import (
	"html/template"

	clientmodel "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model"

	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/rules/ast"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/local"
)

// A Rule encapsulates a vector expression which is evaluated at a specified
// interval and acted upon (currently either recorded or used for alerting).
type Rule interface {
	// Name returns the name of the rule.
	Name() string
	// EvalRaw evaluates the rule's vector expression without triggering any
	// other actions, like recording or alerting.
	EvalRaw(timestamp clientmodel.Timestamp, storage storage_ng.Storage) (ast.Vector, error)
	// Eval evaluates the rule, including any associated recording or alerting actions.
	Eval(timestamp clientmodel.Timestamp, storage storage_ng.Storage) (ast.Vector, error)
	// ToDotGraph returns a Graphviz dot graph of the rule.
	ToDotGraph() string
	// String returns a human-readable string representation of the rule.
	String() string
	// HTMLSnippet returns a human-readable string representation of the rule,
	// decorated with HTML elements for use the web frontend.
	HTMLSnippet() template.HTML
}