package com.codahale.metrics.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

An annotation for marking a method of an annotated object as timed.

Given a method like this:
 @Timed(name = "fancyName") public String fancyName(String name) { return "Sir Captain " + name; } 
 A timer for the defining class with the name fancyName will be created and each time the #fancyName(String) method is invoked, the method's execution will be timed. /**
 * An annotation for marking a method of an annotated object as timed.
 * <p>
 * Given a method like this:
 * <pre><code>
 *     {@literal @}Timed(name = "fancyName")
 *     public String fancyName(String name) {
 *         return "Sir Captain " + name;
 *     }
 * </code></pre>
 * <p>
 * A timer for the defining class with the name {@code fancyName} will be created and each time the
 * {@code #fancyName(String)} method is invoked, the method's execution will be timed.
 */
@Inherited
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE })
public @interface Timed {
    
Returns:
The name of the timer./**
     * @return The name of the timer.
     */
    String name() default "";

    
Returns:
If true, use the given name as an absolute name. If false, use the given name relative to the annotated class. When annotating a class, this must be false./**
     * @return If {@code true}, use the given name as an absolute name. If {@code false}, use the given name
     * relative to the annotated class. When annotating a class, this must be {@code false}.
     */
    boolean absolute() default false;
}