package telegraf

import "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/client/v2"

// type Output interface {
// 	// Connect to the Output
// 	Connect() error
// 	// Close any connections to the Output
// 	Close() error
// 	// Description returns a one-sentence description on the Output
// 	Description() string
// 	// SampleConfig returns the default configuration of the Output
// 	SampleConfig() string
// 	// Write takes in group of points to be written to the Output
// 	Write(metrics []Metric) error
// }

// type ServiceOutput interface {
// 	// Connect to the Output
// 	Connect() error
// 	// Close any connections to the Output
// 	Close() error
// 	// Description returns a one-sentence description on the Output
// 	Description() string
// 	// SampleConfig returns the default configuration of the Output
// 	SampleConfig() string
// 	// Write takes in group of points to be written to the Output
// 	Write(metrics []Metric) error
// 	// Start the "service" that will provide an Output
// 	Start() error
// 	// Stop the "service" that will provide an Output
// 	Stop()
// }

type Output interface {
	// Connect to the Output
	Connect() error
	// Close any connections to the Output
	Close() error
	// Description returns a one-sentence description on the Output
	Description() string
	// SampleConfig returns the default configuration of the Output
	SampleConfig() string
	// Write takes in group of points to be written to the Output
	Write(points []*client.Point) error
}

type ServiceOutput interface {
	// Connect to the Output
	Connect() error
	// Close any connections to the Output
	Close() error
	// Description returns a one-sentence description on the Output
	Description() string
	// SampleConfig returns the default configuration of the Output
	SampleConfig() string
	// Write takes in group of points to be written to the Output
	Write(points []*client.Point) error
	// Start the "service" that will provide an Output
	Start() error
	// Stop the "service" that will provide an Output
	Stop()
}