connection

type Tracer interface {
	// Start begins collecting network connection data.
	Start(func(*network.ConnectionStats)) error
	// Stop halts all network data collection.
	Stop()
	// GetConnections returns the list of currently active connections, using the buffer provided.
	// The optional filter function is used to prevent unwanted connections from being returned and consuming resources.
	GetConnections(buffer *network.ConnectionBuffer, filter func(*network.ConnectionStats) bool) error
	// FlushPending forces any closed connections waiting for batching to be processed immediately.
	FlushPending()
	// Remove deletes the connection from tracking state.
	// It does not prevent the connection from re-appearing later, if additional traffic occurs.
	Remove(conn *network.ConnectionStats) error
	// GetMap returns the underlying named map. This is useful if any maps are shared with other eBPF components.
	// An individual tracer implementation may choose which maps to expose via this function.
	GetMap(string) (*ebpf.Map, error)
	// DumpMaps (for debugging purpose) returns all maps content by default or selected maps from maps parameter.
	DumpMaps(w io.Writer, maps ...string) error
	// Type returns the type of the underlying ebpf tracer that is currently loaded
	Type() TracerType

	Pause() error
	Resume() error

	// Describe returns all descriptions of the collector
	Describe(descs chan<- *prometheus.Desc)
	// Collect returns the current state of all metrics of the collector
	Collect(metrics chan<- prometheus.Metric)
}

type TracerType int