org.altlinux.jabbix

Interface MetricAgent

All Known Implementing Classes:

JabbixMetricAgent, RandomNumberMetric

public interface MetricAgent

A metric agent provides the method to read current value of a metric.

Author:

Paul Wolneykien

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JabbixMetric<?>	getMetric(java.lang.String key) Returns a JabbixMetric object containing the current value of a metric with the specified key.

Method Detail

getMetric

JabbixMetric<?> getMetric(java.lang.String key)
                   throws JabbixException,
                          NoSuchMetricException

Returns a JabbixMetric object containing the current value of a metric with the specified key.

Parameters:

key - metric key, the name of a metric

Returns:

JabbixMetric object containing the current value of a metric

Throws:

NoSuchMetricException - if no metric with the specified key is found

JabbixException - in any other error case