diff --git a/collector/collector_manager.go b/collector/collector_manager.go
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+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type collectorManager struct {
+	collectors []*collectorData
+}
+
+var _ CollectorManager = &collectorManager{}
+
+type collectorData struct {
+	collector          Collector
+	nextCollectionTime time.Time
+}
+
+// Returns a new CollectorManager that is thread-compatible.
+func NewCollectorManager() (CollectorManager, error) {
+	return &collectorManager{
+		collectors: []*collectorData{},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (cm *collectorManager) RegisterCollector(collector Collector) error {
+	cm.collectors = append(cm.collectors, &collectorData{
+		collector:          collector,
+		nextCollectionTime: time.Now(),
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *collectorManager) Collect() (time.Time, error) {
+	var errors []error
+
+	// Collect from all collectors that are ready.
+	var next time.Time
+	for _, c := range cm.collectors {
+		if c.nextCollectionTime.Before(time.Now()) {
+			nextCollection, err := c.collector.Collect()
+			if err != nil {
+				errors = append(errors, err)
+			}
+			c.nextCollectionTime = nextCollection
+		}
+
+		// Keep track of the next collector that will be ready.
+		if next.IsZero() || next.After(c.nextCollectionTime) {
+			next = c.nextCollectionTime
+		}
+	}
+
+	return next, compileErrors(errors)
+}
+
+// Make an error slice into a single error.
+func compileErrors(errors []error) error {
+	if len(errors) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	res := make([]string, len(errors))
+	for i := range errors {
+		res[i] = fmt.Sprintf("Error %d: %v", i, errors[i].Error())
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s", strings.Join(res, ","))
+}
diff --git a/collector/collector_manager_test.go b/collector/collector_manager_test.go
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+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type fakeCollector struct {
+	nextCollectionTime time.Time
+	err                error
+	collectedFrom      int
+}
+
+func (fc *fakeCollector) Collect() (time.Time, error) {
+	fc.collectedFrom++
+	return fc.nextCollectionTime, fc.err
+}
+
+func (fc *fakeCollector) Name() string {
+	return "fake-collector"
+}
+
+func TestCollect(t *testing.T) {
+	cm := &collectorManager{}
+
+	firstTime := time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)
+	secondTime := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	f1 := &fakeCollector{
+		nextCollectionTime: firstTime,
+	}
+	f2 := &fakeCollector{
+		nextCollectionTime: secondTime,
+	}
+
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	assert.NoError(cm.RegisterCollector(f1))
+	assert.NoError(cm.RegisterCollector(f2))
+
+	// First collection, everyone gets collected from.
+	nextTime, err := cm.Collect()
+	assert.Equal(firstTime, nextTime)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(1, f1.collectedFrom)
+	assert.Equal(1, f2.collectedFrom)
+
+	f1.nextCollectionTime = time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
+
+	// Second collection, only the one that is ready gets collected from.
+	nextTime, err = cm.Collect()
+	assert.Equal(secondTime, nextTime)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(2, f1.collectedFrom)
+	assert.Equal(1, f2.collectedFrom)
+}
diff --git a/collector/fakes.go b/collector/fakes.go
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+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+type FakeCollectorManager struct {
+}
+
+func (fkm *FakeCollectorManager) RegisterCollector(collector Collector) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (fkm *FakeCollectorManager) Collect() (time.Time, error) {
+	var zero time.Time
+	return zero, nil
+}
diff --git a/collector/types.go b/collector/types.go
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+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package collector
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TODO(vmarmol): Export to a custom metrics type when that is available.
+
+// Metric collector.
+type Collector interface {
+	// Collect metrics from this collector.
+	// Returns the next time this collector should be collected from.
+	// Next collection time is always returned, even when an error occurs.
+	// A collection time of zero means no more collection.
+	Collect() (time.Time, error)
+
+	// Name of this collector.
+	Name() string
+}
+
+// Manages and runs collectors.
+type CollectorManager interface {
+	// Register a collector.
+	RegisterCollector(collector Collector) error
+
+	// Collect from collectors that are ready and return the next time
+	// at which a collector will be ready to collect from.
+	// Next collection time is always returned, even when an error occurs.
+	// A collection time of zero means no more collection.
+	Collect() (time.Time, error)
+}