com.opencloud.monitoring

Interface ParameterSet

public interface ParameterSet

The client view of a ParameterSet. Most instances of ParameterSet also implement one or more type-specific interfaces that allow collection of specific statistics.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ParameterSet	createChild(String name) Create a new child parameter set with the given name, and return it.
Collection<ParameterSet>	getChildren() Return all child parameter sets of this parameter set.
long	getCounter(int id) Returns a single counter value corresponding to the specified statistic ID.
long[]	getCounters(int[] ids) Returns an array of counter values corresponding to the array of statistic IDs specified as the argument.
String	getKey() Get the fully qualified key of the parameter set A parameter sets fully qualified key begins with the parameter set type name, followed by the names of any parameter parameter sets (oldest first) and finally the name of the parameter set itself.
String	getName() Get the name of this parameter set The name of a parameter set corresponds to the last part of the parameter sets fully qualified key.
ParameterSet	getParent() Return the parent parameter set, or null if this is the root
String[]	getStatisticNames() Return the names of all statistics, ordered by ID.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the name of this parameter set

The name of a parameter set corresponds to the last part of the parameter sets fully qualified key.

getKey

String getKey()

Get the fully qualified key of the parameter set

A parameter sets fully qualified key begins with the parameter set type name, followed by the names of any parameter parameter sets (oldest first) and finally the name of the parameter set itself.

Returns:

createChild

ParameterSet createChild(String name)

Create a new child parameter set with the given name, and return it.

getChildren

Collection<ParameterSet> getChildren()

Return all child parameter sets of this parameter set.

getParent

ParameterSet getParent()

Return the parent parameter set, or null if this is the root

getStatisticNames

String[] getStatisticNames()

Return the names of all statistics, ordered by ID.

getCounters

long[] getCounters(int[] ids)
                   throws UnrecognizedStatisticException

Returns an array of counter values corresponding to the array of statistic IDs specified as the argument.

Parameters:

ids - an array of statistic IDs to retrieve

Returns:

an array of counter values, ordered in the same order as the input array

Throws:

UnrecognizedStatisticException - if one or more ids does not corresponding to a valid statistic ID.

getCounter

long getCounter(int id)
                throws UnrecognizedStatisticException

Returns a single counter value corresponding to the specified statistic ID.

Parameters:

id - the statistic ID to retrive

Returns:

the current counter value

Throws:

UnrecognizedStatisticException - if id is not a valid statistic ID