com.codahale.metrics.annotation

Annotation Type Counted

@Inherited
 @Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface Counted

An annotation for marking a method of an annotated object as counted.

Given a method like this:

      @Counted(name = "fancyName")
     public String fancyName(String name) {
         return "Sir Captain " + name;
     }
 

A counter for the defining class with the name fancyName will be created and each time the #fancyName(String) method is invoked, the counter will be marked.

Since:

3.1

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	absolute
boolean	monotonic
String	name

Element Detail

name

public abstract String name

Returns:

The name of the counter.

Default:

""

absolute

public abstract boolean absolute

Returns:

If true, use the given name as an absolute name. If false, use the given name relative to the annotated class. When annotating a class, this must be false.

Default:

false

monotonic

public abstract boolean monotonic

Returns:

If false (default), the counter is decremented when the annotated method returns, counting current invocations of the annotated method. If true, the counter increases monotonically, counting total invocations of the annotated method.

Default:

false