// instantiate stats publisher
StatsPublisher statsPublisher = Utilities.getStatsPublisher((JobConf) conf);
assertNotNull(statsPublisher);
assertTrue(statsPublisher.init(conf));
assertTrue(statsPublisher.connect(conf));
// instantiate stats aggregator
StatsAggregator statsAggregator = StatsFactory.getStatsAggregator();
assertNotNull(statsAggregator);
assertTrue(statsAggregator.connect(conf));