org.slf4j.profiler
Interface TimeInstrument

All Known Implementing Classes:

Profiler, StopWatch

public interface TimeInstrument

This interface sets the methods that must be implemented by Profiler and StopWatch classes. It settles the general feel of the profiler package.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Method Summary

long	elapsedTime() Time elapsed between start and stop, in nanoseconds.
String	getName() All time instruments are named entities.
org.slf4j.profiler.TimeInstrumentStatus	getStatus()
void	log() If the time instrument has an associated logger, then log information about this time instrument.
void	print() Print information about this time instrument on the console.
void	start(String name) Start tis time instrument.
TimeInstrument	stop() Stop this time instrument.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

All time instruments are named entities.

Returns:

the name of this instrument

getStatus

org.slf4j.profiler.TimeInstrumentStatus getStatus()

start

void start(String name)

Start tis time instrument.

Parameters:

name -

stop

TimeInstrument stop()

Stop this time instrument.

Returns:

this

elapsedTime

long elapsedTime()

Time elapsed between start and stop, in nanoseconds.

Returns:

time elapsed in nanoseconds

print

void print()

Print information about this time instrument on the console.

log

void log()

If the time instrument has an associated logger, then log information about this time instrument. Note that StopWatch instances cannot log while Profiler instances can.