org.glassfish.pfl.tf.spi
Interface MethodMonitor

All Known Implementing Classes:

MethodMonitorBase

public interface MethodMonitor

Interface representing some action that takes place on entry and exit to a method that is being traced.

Author:

ken

Method Summary

void	clear() Provided for MethodMonitor instances that maintain state.
Collection<MethodMonitor>	contents() Returns the contents of this method monitor.
void	enter(int ident, Object... args) Invoked at the start of a method, before any actions in the method take place.
void	exception(int ident, Throwable thr) Called to report an exception that is thrown in the method.
void	exit(int ident) An exit from a method that has a void return type.
void	exit(int ident, Object result) An exit from a method that has a non-void return type.
MethodMonitorFactory	factory() Factory used to create this MethodMonitor Note: is is required that this.factory().create(myClass()).equals( this ) for any MethodMonitor.
void	info(Object[] args, int callerIdent, int selfIdent) Invoked anywhere in the method after enter and before exit, to indicate some useful tracing information in the method.
Class<?>	myClass() The class for which this MethodMonitor is defined.
String	name()

Method Detail

myClass

Class<?> myClass()

The class for which this MethodMonitor is defined.

Returns:

The class of this MethodMonitor.

enter

void enter(int ident,
           Object... args)

Invoked at the start of a method, before any actions in the method take place.

Parameters:

ident - The method identifier.

args - The arguments passed into the method.

info

void info(Object[] args,
          int callerIdent,
          int selfIdent)

Invoked anywhere in the method after enter and before exit, to indicate some useful tracing information in the method.

Parameters:

callerIdent - The identifier of the method calling the InfoMethod.

selfIdent - The identifier of the InfoMethod itself.

args - Any information needed in the info call.

exit

void exit(int ident)

An exit from a method that has a void return type. Called as the last operation in the method.

Parameters:

ident - The method identifier.

exit

void exit(int ident,
          Object result)

An exit from a method that has a non-void return type. Called as the last operation in the method. result will be null if the method terminates by throwing an exception.

Parameters:

ident - The method identifier.

result - The method result.

exception

void exception(int ident,
               Throwable thr)

Called to report an exception that is thrown in the method. If the method throws and catches the exception, it will still be reported.

Parameters:

ident - The method identifier.

thr - The exception that terminates the method.

clear

void clear()

Provided for MethodMonitor instances that maintain state. Simply removes the state and resets the MethodMonitor to its initial state.

contents

Collection<MethodMonitor> contents()

Returns the contents of this method monitor. If it is a composite method monitor, all the component MethoMonitor instances are returned. If it is a single MethodMonitor, it just returns itself. It is required that a composite method monitor only return MethodMonitor instances which are not themselves composite.

factory

MethodMonitorFactory factory()

Factory used to create this MethodMonitor Note: is is required that this.factory().create(myClass()).equals( this ) for any MethodMonitor.

name

String name()