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<code>public <T extends Metric> T register(String name, T metric) throws IllegalArgumentException { if (metric == null) { <START> throw new IllegalArgumentException("metric variable must not be null !!!"); <END> } if (metric instanceof MetricRegistry) { final MetricRegistry childRegistry = (MetricRegistry)metric; final String childName = name; childRegistry.addListener(new MetricRegistryListener() { @Override public void onGaugeAdded(String name, Gauge<?> gauge) { register(name(childName, name), gauge); } @Override public void onGaugeRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onCounterAdded(String name, Counter counter) { register(name(childName, name), counter); } @Override public void onCounterRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onHistogramAdded(String name, Histogram histogram) { register(name(childName, name), histogram); } @Override public void onHistogramRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onMeterAdded(String name, Meter meter) { register(name(childName, name), meter); } @Override public void onMeterRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onTimerAdded(String name, Timer timer) { register(name(childName, name), timer); } @Override public void onTimerRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } }); } else if (metric instanceof MetricSet) { registerAll(name, (MetricSet) metric); } else { final Metric existing = metrics.putIfAbsent(name, metric); if (existing == null) { onMetricAdded(name, metric); } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("A metric named " + name + " already exists"); } } return metric; }</code><technical_language>this a throw new NullPointerException("metric == null"); instead</technical_language>

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public <T extends Metric> T register(String name, T metric) throws IllegalArgumentException { if (metric == null) { throw new NullPointerException("metric == null"); } if (metric instanceof MetricRegistry) { final MetricRegistry childRegistry = (MetricRegistry)metric; final String childName = name; childRegistry.addListener(new MetricRegistryListener() { @Override public void onGaugeAdded(String name, Gauge<?> gauge) { register(name(childName, name), gauge); } @Override public void onGaugeRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onCounterAdded(String name, Counter counter) { register(name(childName, name), counter); } @Override public void onCounterRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onHistogramAdded(String name, Histogram histogram) { register(name(childName, name), histogram); } @Override public void onHistogramRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onMeterAdded(String name, Meter meter) { register(name(childName, name), meter); } @Override public void onMeterRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } @Override public void onTimerAdded(String name, Timer timer) { register(name(childName, name), timer); } @Override public void onTimerRemoved(String name) { remove(name(childName, name)); } }); } else if (metric instanceof MetricSet) { registerAll(name, (MetricSet) metric); } else { final Metric existing = metrics.putIfAbsent(name, metric); if (existing == null) { onMetricAdded(name, metric); } else { throw new IllegalArgumentException("A metric named " + name + " already exists"); } } return metric; }