Package org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.annotation

Annotation Interface Timed

@Inherited @Documented @InterceptorBinding @Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE}) public @interface Timed
An annotation for marking a method, constructor, or class as timed. The metric will be registered in the application MetricRegistry.

Given a method annotated with @Timed like this: 


     @Timed(name = "fancyName")
     public String fancyName(String name) {
         return "Sir Captain " + name;
     }
A timer with the fully qualified class name + fancyName will be created and each time the #fancyName(String) method is invoked, the method's execution will be timed.

Given a class annotated with @Timed like this: 


     @Timed
     public class TimedBean {
         public void timedMethod1() {}
         public void timedMethod2() {}
     }
A timer for the defining class will be created for each of the constructors/methods. Each time a constructor/method is invoked, the execution will be timed with the respective timer. This annotation will throw an IllegalStateException if the constructor/method is invoked, but the metric no longer exists in the MetricRegistry.

  • Element Details

    • name

      String name
      Returns:
      The name of the timer.
      Default:
      ""

    • tags

      String[] tags
      Returns:
      The tags of the timer. Each String tag must be in the form of 'key=value'. If the input is empty or does not contain a '=' sign, the entry is ignored.
      See Also:
      Default:
      {}

    • absolute

      boolean absolute
      Returns:
      If true, use the given name as an absolute name. If false (default), use the given name relative to the annotated class. When annotating a class, this must be false.
      Default:
      false

    • displayName

      String displayName
      Returns:
      The display name of the timer.
      See Also:
      Default:
      ""

    • description

      String description
      Returns:
      The description of the timer.
      See Also:
      Default:
      ""

    • unit

      String unit
      Returns:
      The unit of the timer. By default, the value is MetricUnits.NANOSECONDS.
      See Also:
      Default:
      "nanoseconds"

    • reusable

      boolean reusable
      Denotes if this metric instance can be reused by multiple registrations.
      Returns:
      false if not reusable, true otherwise
      Since:
      Metrics 1.1
      Default:
      false