# Package org.eclipse.mat.snapshot.acquire

Classes to help get a snapshot from a current running process on the system.

Interface Summary
IHeapDumpProvider: Provides functionality to acquire a heap dump from a locally running Java process Implementations of this interface need to be registered using the `org.eclipse.mat.api.heapDumpProvider` extension point.

Class Summary
VmInfo: Instances of this class are descriptors of locally running Java processes.