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 underlying Timer metric aggregates timing durations and provides duration statistics, plus throughput statistics. There is a lightweight alternative SimpleTimer (@SimplyTimed) that only tracks elapsed time duration and count. 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.

  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    boolean
    absolute
    Denotes whether to use the absolute name or use the default given name relative to the annotated class.
    String
    description
    The description of the timer.
    String
    displayName
    The display name of the timer.
    String
    name
    The name of the timer.
    String[]
    tags
     
    String
    unit
    The unit of the timer.

  • Element Details

    • name

      String name
      The name of the timer.
      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
      Denotes whether to use the absolute name or use the default given name relative to the annotated class.
      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
      The display name of the timer.
      Returns:
      The display name of the timer.
      See Also:
      Default:
      ""

    • description

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

    • unit

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