com.twitter.zipkin.gen

Class Annotation

java.lang.Object

com.twitter.zipkin.gen.Annotation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Annotation
extends Object
implements Serializable

An annotation is similar to a log statement. It includes a host field which allows these events to be attributed properly, and also aggregatable.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Endpoint	host Always the host that recorded the event.
long	timestamp Microseconds from epoch.
String	value

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Annotation	create(long timestamp, String value, Endpoint endpoint)
boolean	equals(Object o)
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

timestamp

public final long timestamp

Microseconds from epoch. This value should use the most precise value possible. For example, gettimeofday or syncing nanoTime against a tick of currentTimeMillis.

value

public final String value

host

public final Endpoint host

Always the host that recorded the event. By specifying the host you allow rollup of all events (such as client requests to a service) by IP address.

Method Detail

create

public static Annotation create(long timestamp,
                                String value,
                                @Nullable
                                Endpoint endpoint)

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object