org.mule.util.counters
Class CounterFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.mule.util.counters.CounterFactory

public final class CounterFactory
extends Object

This class is the Counter's factory. It is the main entry point for operations on counters. The user can:

• retrieve a counter by its name
• create a counter
• retrieve a list of public counters

Nested Class Summary

static class

CounterFactory.Type Enum class for all different types of counters.

Method Summary

static Counter	createCounter(String name, CounterFactory.Type type) Create a new public counter of the given type.
static Counter	createCounter(String name, CounterFactory.Type type, boolean visible) Create a new counter of the given type and visibility.
static Counter	createCounter(String name, String base, CounterFactory.Type type) Create a new public aggregate counter of the given type.
static Counter	createCounter(String name, String base, CounterFactory.Type type, boolean visible) Create a new aggregate counter of the given type and visibility.
static Counter	createCounter(String name, String first, String second, CounterFactory.Type type) Create a new public aggregate counter of the given type.
static Counter	createCounter(String name, String first, String second, CounterFactory.Type type, boolean visible) Create a new aggregate counter of the given type and visibility.
static Counter	getCounter(String name) Search the defined counters for a counter of the given name.
static Iterator	getCounters() Retrieve an iterator giving the list of public defined counters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getCounter

public static Counter getCounter(String name)

Search the defined counters for a counter of the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to retrieve

Returns:

the counter

createCounter

public static Counter createCounter(String name,
                                    CounterFactory.Type type)

Create a new public counter of the given type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to create

type - the type of the counter

Returns:

the newly created counter

createCounter

public static Counter createCounter(String name,
                                    CounterFactory.Type type,
                                    boolean visible)

Create a new counter of the given type and visibility.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to create

type - the type of the counter

visible - boolean specifying if the counter is public or not

Returns:

the newly created counter

createCounter

public static Counter createCounter(String name,
                                    String base,
                                    CounterFactory.Type type)

Create a new public aggregate counter of the given type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to create

base - the name of the counter to use for computation

type - the type of the counter

Returns:

the newly created counter

createCounter

public static Counter createCounter(String name,
                                    String base,
                                    CounterFactory.Type type,
                                    boolean visible)

Create a new aggregate counter of the given type and visibility.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to create

base - the name of the counter to use for computation

type - the type of the counter

visible - boolean specifying if the counter is public or not

Returns:

the newly created counter

createCounter

public static Counter createCounter(String name,
                                    String first,
                                    String second,
                                    CounterFactory.Type type)

Create a new public aggregate counter of the given type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to create

first - the name of the first counter to use for computation

second - the name of the first counter to use for computation

type - the type of the counter

Returns:

the newly created counter

createCounter

public static Counter createCounter(String name,
                                    String first,
                                    String second,
                                    CounterFactory.Type type,
                                    boolean visible)

Create a new aggregate counter of the given type and visibility.

Parameters:

name - the name of the counter to create

first - the name of the first counter to use for computation

second - the name of the first counter to use for computation

type - the type of the counter

visible - boolean specifying if the counter is public or not

Returns:

the newly created counter

getCounters

public static Iterator getCounters()

Retrieve an iterator giving the list of public defined counters.

Returns:

an iterator to walk throught the list of public defined counters