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+package kamon.util
+
+/**
+  * Keeps track of the values produced by the source and produce the difference between the last two observed values
+  * when calling get. This class assumes the source increases monotonically and any produced value that violates this
+  * assumption will be dropped.
+  *
+  */
+class DifferentialSource(source: () => Long) {
+  private var previousValue = source()
+
+  def get(): Long = synchronized {
+    val currentValue = source()
+    val diff = currentValue - previousValue
+    previousValue = currentValue
+
+    if(diff < 0) 0 else diff
+  }
+}
+
+object DifferentialSource {
+  def apply(source: () => Long): DifferentialSource =
+    new DifferentialSource(source)
+}