diff --git a/ecs-agent/metrics/metrics.go b/ecs-agent/metrics/metrics.go
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+package metrics
+
+// EntryFactory specifies the factory interface for creating new Metric Entry objects.
+type EntryFactory interface {
+	New(op string) Entry
+	Flush()
+}
+
+// Entry specifies methods that need to be implemented by a metrics entry object.
+type Entry interface {
+	// WithFields allows the caller to set metric metadata. Once an entry object is
+	// created (typically using a meaningful metrics name), its properties can be
+	// manipulated using WithFields. Example:
+	//
+	// m := m.WithFields(map[string]interface{"timestamp": time.Now()})
+	WithFields(f map[string]interface{}) Entry
+	// WithCount allows the caller to set metric counts. This is useful for determining
+	// if a particular operation has occurred or not. Example:
+	//
+	// item, ok := lookup(key)
+	// if ok {
+	//   lookupSuccessMetric = lookupSuccessMetric.WithCount(1)
+	//   // Use item
+	// } else {
+	//   lookupSuccessMetric = lookupSuccessMetric.WithCount(0))
+	// }
+	WithCount(count int) Entry
+	// WithGauge allows the caller to associate a specific value to the metric. This is useful
+	// for reporting numerical values related to any operation, for instance the data transfer
+	// rate for an image pull operation.
+	WithGauge(value interface{}) Entry
+	// Done makes a metric operation as complete. It records the end time of the operation
+	// and returns a function pointer that can be used to flush the metrics to a
+	// persistent store. Callers can optionally defer the function pointer. Example:
+	//
+	// defer lookupMetric.Done(nil) ()
+	Done(err error) func()
+}
+
+// nopEntryFactory implements the EntryFactory interface with no-ops.
+type nopEntryFactory struct{}
+
+// NewNopEntryFactory creates a metric log entry factory that doesn't log any metrics.
+func NewNopEntryFactory() EntryFactory {
+	return &nopEntryFactory{}
+}
+
+func (*nopEntryFactory) New(op string) Entry {
+	return newNopEntry(op)
+}
+
+func (f *nopEntryFactory) Flush() {}
+
+type nopEntry struct{}
+
+func newNopEntry(op string) Entry {
+	return &nopEntry{}
+}
+
+func (e *nopEntry) WithFields(f map[string]interface{}) Entry { return e }
+func (e *nopEntry) WithCount(count int) Entry                 { return e }
+func (e *nopEntry) WithGauge(value interface{}) Entry         { return e }
+func (e *nopEntry) Done(err error) func()                     { return func() {} }