Counted

```
@Inherited
 @Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface Counted
```
An annotation for marking a method, constructor, or class as counted. The metric will be registered in the application MetricRegistry.
Given a method annotated with @Counted like this:
```
 
      @Counted(name = "fancyName")
     public String fancyName(String name) {
         return "Sir Captain " + name;
     }
 
 
```
A counter with the fully qualified class name + fancyName will be created and each time the #fancyName(String) method is invoked, the counter will be marked. Similarly, the same applies for a constructor annotated with counted.
Given a class annotated with @Counted like this:
```
 
      @Counted
     public class CounterBean {
         public void countMethod1() {}
         public void countMethod2() {}
     }
 
 
```
A counter for the defining class will be created for each of the constructors/methods. Each time the constructor/method is invoked, the respective counter will be marked. The counter value will only monotonically increase. This annotation will throw an IllegalStateException if the constructor/method is invoked, but the metric no longer exists in the MetricRegistry.
Examples (en):

mp-metrics-counted

Examples (es):

mp-metrics-counted

Examples (pt):

mp-metrics-counted

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
`boolean`	`absolute` Denotes whether to use the absolute name or use the default given name relative to the annotated class.
`java.lang.String`	`description` The description of the counter.
`java.lang.String`	`name` The name of the counter.
`java.lang.String`	`scope` The scope that this counter belongs to.
`java.lang.String[]`	`tags` The tags of the counter.
`java.lang.String`	`unit` The unit of the counter.

- Element Detail
  - name
```
public abstract java.lang.String name
```
    The name of the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the counter.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - tags
```
public abstract java.lang.String[] tags
```
    The tags of the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    The tags of the counter. Each String tag must be in the form of 'key=value'. If the input is empty or does not contain a '=' sign, the entry is ignored.
    
    See Also:
    
    Metadata
    
    Default:
    
    {}
- - absolute
```
public abstract boolean absolute
```
    Denotes whether to use the absolute name or use the default given name relative to the annotated class.
    
    Returns:
    
    If true, use the given name as an absolute name. If false (default), use the given name relative to the annotated class. When annotating a class, this must be false.
    
    Default:
    
    false
- - description
```
public abstract java.lang.String description
```
    The description of the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    The description of the counter.
    
    See Also:
    
    Metadata
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - unit
```
public abstract java.lang.String unit
```
    The unit of the counter.
    
    Returns:
    
    The unit of the counter. By default, the value is MetricUnits.NONE.
    
    See Also:
    
    Metadata, MetricUnits
    
    Default:
    
    "none"
- - scope
```
public abstract java.lang.String scope
```
    The scope that this counter belongs to.
    
    Returns:
    
    The scope this counter belongs to. By default, the value is MetricRegistry.APPLICATION_SCOPE.
    
    Default:
    
    "application"

Annotation Type Counted

Optional Element Summary

Element Detail

name

tags

absolute

description

unit

scope