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javax.management.monitor

## Class CounterMonitor

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.management.NotificationBroadcasterSupport
  - - javax.management.monitor.Monitor
    - - javax.management.monitor.CounterMonitor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    MBeanRegistration, CounterMonitorMBean, MonitorMBean, NotificationBroadcaster, NotificationEmitter

      public class CounterMonitor
      extends Monitor
      implements CounterMonitorMBean

  Defines a monitor MBean designed to observe the values of a counter attribute.

  A counter monitor sends a `threshold notification` when the value of the counter reaches or exceeds a threshold known as the comparison level. The notify flag must be set to `true`.

  In addition, an offset mechanism enables particular counting intervals to be detected. If the offset value is not zero, whenever the threshold is triggered by the counter value reaching a comparison level, that comparison level is incremented by the offset value. This is regarded as taking place instantaneously, that is, before the count is incremented. Thus, for each level, the threshold triggers an event notification every time the count increases by an interval equal to the offset value.

  If the counter can wrap around its maximum value, the modulus needs to be specified. The modulus is the value at which the counter is reset to zero.

  If the counter difference mode is used, the value of the derived gauge is calculated as the difference between the observed counter values for two successive observations. If this difference is negative, the value of the derived gauge is incremented by the value of the modulus. The derived gauge value (V[t]) is calculated using the following method:

  - if (counter[t] - counter[t-GP]) is positive then V[t] = counter[t] - counter[t-GP]
  - if (counter[t] - counter[t-GP]) is negative then V[t] = counter[t] - counter[t-GP] + MODULUS
  This implementation of the counter monitor requires the observed attribute to be of the type integer (`Byte`, `Integer`, `Short`, `Long`).
  Since:
    1.5

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.management.monitor.Monitor

      `alreadyNotified, alreadyNotifieds, capacityIncrement, dbgTag, elementCount, OBSERVED_ATTRIBUTE_ERROR_NOTIFIED, OBSERVED_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_ERROR_NOTIFIED, OBSERVED_OBJECT_ERROR_NOTIFIED, RESET_FLAGS_ALREADY_NOTIFIED, RUNTIME_ERROR_NOTIFIED, server`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `CounterMonitor()` | Default constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Number` | `getDerivedGauge()` | Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGauge(ObjectName)`
    `Number` | `getDerivedGauge(ObjectName object)` | Gets the derived gauge of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `null` otherwise.
    `long` | `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp()` | Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName)`
    `long` | `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName object)` | Gets the derived gauge timestamp of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `0` otherwise.
    `boolean` | `getDifferenceMode()` | Gets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
    `Number` | `getInitThreshold()` | Gets the initial threshold value common to all observed objects.
    `Number` | `getModulus()` | Gets the modulus value common to all observed MBeans.
    `MBeanNotificationInfo[]` | `getNotificationInfo()` | Returns a `NotificationInfo` object containing the name of the Java class of the notification and the notification types sent by the counter monitor.
    `boolean` | `getNotify()` | Gets the notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
    `Number` | `getOffset()` | Gets the offset value common to all observed MBeans.
    `Number` | `getThreshold()` | Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getThreshold(ObjectName)`
    `Number` | `getThreshold(ObjectName object)` | Gets the current threshold value of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `null` otherwise.
    `void` | `setDifferenceMode(boolean value)` | Sets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
    `void` | `setInitThreshold(Number value)` | Sets the initial threshold value common to all observed objects.
    `void` | `setModulus(Number value)` | Sets the modulus value common to all observed MBeans.
    `void` | `setNotify(boolean value)` | Sets the notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
    `void` | `setOffset(Number value)` | Sets the offset value common to all observed MBeans.
    `void` | `setThreshold(Number value)` | Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `setInitThreshold(java.lang.Number)`
    `void` | `start()` | Starts the counter monitor.
    `void` | `stop()` | Stops the counter monitor.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.management.monitor.Monitor

      `addObservedObject, containsObservedObject, getGranularityPeriod, getObservedAttribute, getObservedObject, getObservedObjects, isActive, postDeregister, postRegister, preDeregister, preRegister, removeObservedObject, setGranularityPeriod, setObservedAttribute, setObservedObject`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.management.NotificationBroadcasterSupport

      `addNotificationListener, handleNotification, removeNotificationListener, removeNotificationListener, sendNotification`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javax.management.monitor.MonitorMBean

      `addObservedObject, containsObservedObject, getGranularityPeriod, getObservedAttribute, getObservedObject, getObservedObjects, isActive, removeObservedObject, setGranularityPeriod, setObservedAttribute, setObservedObject`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CounterMonitor

          public CounterMonitor()

      Default constructor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### start

          public void start()

      Starts the counter monitor.
      Specified by:
        `start` in interface `MonitorMBean`
      Specified by:
        `start` in class `Monitor`

    - #### stop

          public void stop()

      Stops the counter monitor.
      Specified by:
        `stop` in interface `MonitorMBean`
      Specified by:
        `stop` in class `Monitor`

    - #### getDerivedGauge

          public Number getDerivedGauge(ObjectName object)

      Gets the derived gauge of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `null` otherwise.
      Specified by:
        `getDerivedGauge` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `object` - the name of the object whose derived gauge is to be returned.
      Returns:
        The derived gauge of the specified object.

    - #### getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp

          public long getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName object)

      Gets the derived gauge timestamp of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `0` otherwise.
      Specified by:
        `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `object` - the name of the object whose derived gauge timestamp is to be returned.
      Returns:
        The derived gauge timestamp of the specified object.

    - #### getThreshold

          public Number getThreshold(ObjectName object)

      Gets the current threshold value of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `null` otherwise.
      Specified by:
        `getThreshold` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `object` - the name of the object whose threshold is to be returned.
      Returns:
        The threshold value of the specified object.
      See Also:
        `CounterMonitorMBean.setThreshold(java.lang.Number)`

    - #### getInitThreshold

          public Number getInitThreshold()

      Gets the initial threshold value common to all observed objects.
      Specified by:
        `getInitThreshold` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        The initial threshold.
      See Also:
        `setInitThreshold(java.lang.Number)`

    - #### setInitThreshold

          public void setInitThreshold(Number value)
                                throws IllegalArgumentException

      Sets the initial threshold value common to all observed objects.
      The current threshold of every object in the set of observed MBeans is updated consequently.
      Specified by:
        `setInitThreshold` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The initial threshold value.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - The specified threshold is null or the threshold value is less than zero.
      See Also:
        `getInitThreshold()`

    - #### getDerivedGauge

          @Deprecated
          public Number getDerivedGauge()

      Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGauge(ObjectName)`
      Returns the derived gauge of the first object in the set of observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getDerivedGauge` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        The derived gauge.

    - #### getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp

          @Deprecated
          public long getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp()

      Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName)`
      Gets the derived gauge timestamp of the first object in the set of observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        The derived gauge timestamp.

    - #### getThreshold

          @Deprecated
          public Number getThreshold()

      Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getThreshold(ObjectName)`
      Gets the threshold value of the first object in the set of observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getThreshold` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        The threshold value.
      See Also:
        `setThreshold(java.lang.Number)`

    - #### setThreshold

          @Deprecated
          public void setThreshold(Number value)
                                        throws IllegalArgumentException

      Deprecated. As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `setInitThreshold(java.lang.Number)`
      Sets the initial threshold value.
      Specified by:
        `setThreshold` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The initial threshold value.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - The specified threshold is null or the threshold value is less than zero.
      See Also:
        `getThreshold()`

    - #### getOffset

          public Number getOffset()

      Gets the offset value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getOffset` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        The offset value.
      See Also:
        `setOffset(java.lang.Number)`

    - #### setOffset

          public void setOffset(Number value)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

      Sets the offset value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `setOffset` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The offset value.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - The specified offset is null or the offset value is less than zero.
      See Also:
        `getOffset()`

    - #### getModulus

          public Number getModulus()

      Gets the modulus value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getModulus` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        The modulus value.
      See Also:
        `setModulus(java.lang.Number)`

    - #### setModulus

          public void setModulus(Number value)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

      Sets the modulus value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `setModulus` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The modulus value.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - The specified modulus is null or the modulus value is less than zero.
      See Also:
        `getModulus()`

    - #### getNotify

          public boolean getNotify()

      Gets the notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getNotify` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        `true` if the counter monitor notifies when exceeding the threshold, `false` otherwise.
      See Also:
        `setNotify(boolean)`

    - #### setNotify

          public void setNotify(boolean value)

      Sets the notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `setNotify` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The notification's on/off switch value.
      See Also:
        `getNotify()`

    - #### getDifferenceMode

          public boolean getDifferenceMode()

      Gets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `getDifferenceMode` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Returns:
        `true` if the difference mode is used, `false` otherwise.
      See Also:
        `setDifferenceMode(boolean)`

    - #### setDifferenceMode

          public void setDifferenceMode(boolean value)

      Sets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
      Specified by:
        `setDifferenceMode` in interface `CounterMonitorMBean`
      Parameters:
        `value` - The difference mode flag value.
      See Also:
        `getDifferenceMode()`

    - #### getNotificationInfo

          public MBeanNotificationInfo[] getNotificationInfo()

      Returns a `NotificationInfo` object containing the name of the Java class of the notification and the notification types sent by the counter monitor.
      Specified by:
        `getNotificationInfo` in interface `NotificationBroadcaster`
      Overrides:
        `getNotificationInfo` in class `NotificationBroadcasterSupport`
      Returns:
        the array of possible notifications.

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