org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics.annotation

Annotation Type SimplyTimed

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

An annotation for marking a method, constructor, or class as simply timed. The underlying SimpleTimer metric tracks elapsed time duration and count. This is a lightweight alternative to timer (@Timed). The metric will be registered in the application MetricRegistry.

Given a method annotated with @SimplyTimed like this:

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

A simple 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 @SimplyTimed like this:

 
      @SimplyTimed
     public class SimplyTimedBean {
         public void simplyTimedMethod1() {}
         public void simplyTimedMethod2() {}
     }
 
 

A simple 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 simple 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 and Description
boolean	absolute
String	description
String	displayName
String	name
String[]	tags
String	unit

Element Detail

name

public abstract String name

Returns:

The name of the simple timer.

Default:

""

tags

public abstract String[] tags

Returns:

The tags of the simple 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:

Metadata

Default:

{}

absolute

public abstract 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

public abstract String displayName

Returns:

The display name of the simple timer.

See Also:

Metadata

Default:

""

description

public abstract String description

Returns:

The description of the simple timer

See Also:

Metadata

Default:

""

unit

public abstract String unit

Returns:

The unit of the simple timer. By default, the value is MetricUnits.NANOSECONDS.

See Also:

Metadata, MetricUnits

Default:

"nanoseconds"