}

// NewCycleState initializes a new CycleState and returns its pointer.
func NewCycleState() *CycleState {
	return &CycleState{}
}

// ShouldRecordPluginMetrics returns whether metrics.PluginExecutionDuration metrics should be recorded.
func (c *CycleState) ShouldRecordPluginMetrics() bool {
	if c == nil {
		return false
	}
	return c.recordPluginMetrics
}