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package com.hazelcast.internal.metrics;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* Annotation that can be placed on a field or method of an object to indicate that it should be tracked by the
* MetricsRegistry when the {@link MetricsRegistry#scanAndRegister(Object, String)} is called.
*
* The MetricsRegistry will automatically scan all interfaces and super classes of an object (recursively). So it is possible
* to define a Gauge on e.g. an interface or abstract class.
*
* Prefer field
* Prefer placing a Gauge to a field above a method if the type is a primitive. The {@link java.lang.reflect.Field}
* provides access to the actual field without the need for autoboxing. With the {@link java.lang.reflect.Method} a wrapper
* object is created when a primitive is returned by the method. Therefor fields produce less garbage than methods.
*
* A Gauge can be placed on field or methods with the following (return) type:
*
* - byte
* - short
* - int
* - float
* - long
* - double
* - AtomicInteger
* - AtomicLong
* - Counter
* - Byte
* - Short
* - Integer
* - Float
* - Double
* - Collection: it will return the size
* - Map: it will return the size
*
*
* If the field or method points to a null reference, it is interpreted as 0.
*/
@Retention(value = RUNTIME)
@Target({FIELD, METHOD })
public @interface Probe {
/**
* The name of the gauge. By default, the name of the field or method is used.
*
* @return the name of the gauge.
*/
String name() default "";
}