# Class GaugeMonitor

java.lang.Object
javax.management.NotificationBroadcasterSupport
javax.management.monitor.Monitor
javax.management.monitor.GaugeMonitor

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `MBeanRegistration, GaugeMonitorMBean, MonitorMBean, NotificationBroadcaster, NotificationEmitter`

public class GaugeMonitor extends Monitor implements GaugeMonitorMBean
Defines a monitor MBean designed to observe the values of a gauge attribute.

A gauge monitor observes an attribute that is continuously variable with time. A gauge monitor sends notifications as follows:

- if the attribute value is increasing and becomes equal to or greater than the high threshold value, a `threshold high notification` is sent. The notify high flag must be set to `true`.
  Subsequent crossings of the high threshold value do not cause further notifications unless the attribute value becomes equal to or less than the low threshold value.
- if the attribute value is decreasing and becomes equal to or less than the low threshold value, a `threshold low notification` is sent. The notify low flag must be set to `true`.
  Subsequent crossings of the low threshold value do not cause further notifications unless the attribute value becomes equal to or greater than the high threshold value.

This provides a hysteresis mechanism to avoid repeated triggering of notifications when the attribute value makes small oscillations around the high or low threshold value.

If the gauge difference mode is used, the value of the derived gauge is calculated as the difference between the observed gauge values for two successive observations.
The derived gauge value (V[t]) is calculated using the following method:

- V[t] = gauge[t] - gauge[t-GP]

This implementation of the gauge monitor requires the observed attribute to be of the type integer or floating-point (`Byte`, `Integer`, `Short`, `Long`, `Float`, `Double`).

Since:
  1.5

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields declared in class Monitor

  `alreadyNotified, alreadyNotifieds, capacityIncrement, dbgTag, elementCount, OBSERVED_ATTRIBUTE_ERROR_NOTIFIED, OBSERVED_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_ERROR_NOTIFIED, OBSERVED_OBJECT_ERROR_NOTIFIED, RESET_FLAGS_ALREADY_NOTIFIED, RUNTIME_ERROR_NOTIFIED, server`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `GaugeMonitor()`
  Default constructor.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Number`
  `getDerivedGauge()`
  Deprecated.
  As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGauge(ObjectName)`
  `Number`
  `getDerivedGauge(ObjectName object)`
  Gets the derived gauge of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `null` otherwise.
  `long`
  `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp()`
  Deprecated.
  As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName)`
  `long`
  `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName object)`
  Gets the derived gauge timestamp of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `0` otherwise.
  `boolean`
  `getDifferenceMode()`
  Gets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
  `Number`
  `getHighThreshold()`
  Gets the high threshold value common to all observed MBeans.
  `Number`
  `getLowThreshold()`
  Gets the low threshold value common to all observed MBeans.
  `MBeanNotificationInfo[]`
  `getNotificationInfo()`
  Returns a `NotificationInfo` object containing the name of the Java class of the notification and the notification types sent by the gauge monitor.
  `boolean`
  `getNotifyHigh()`
  Gets the high notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
  `boolean`
  `getNotifyLow()`
  Gets the low notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
  `void`
  `setDifferenceMode(boolean value)`
  Sets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
  `void`
  `setNotifyHigh(boolean value)`
  Sets the high notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
  `void`
  `setNotifyLow(boolean value)`
  Sets the low notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
  `void`
  `setThresholds(Number highValue, Number lowValue)`
  Sets the high and the low threshold values common to all observed MBeans.
  `void`
  `start()`
  Starts the gauge monitor.
  `void`
  `stop()`
  Stops the gauge monitor.

  ### Methods declared in class Monitor

  `addObservedObject, containsObservedObject, getGranularityPeriod, getObservedAttribute, getObservedObject, getObservedObjects, isActive, postDeregister, postRegister, preDeregister, preRegister, removeObservedObject, setGranularityPeriod, setObservedAttribute, setObservedObject`

  ### Methods declared in class NotificationBroadcasterSupport

  `addNotificationListener, handleNotification, removeNotificationListener, removeNotificationListener, sendNotification`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods declared in interface MonitorMBean

  `addObservedObject, containsObservedObject, getGranularityPeriod, getObservedAttribute, getObservedObject, getObservedObjects, isActive, removeObservedObject, setGranularityPeriod, setObservedAttribute, setObservedObject`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### GaugeMonitor

    public GaugeMonitor()
    Default constructor.

- ## Method Details

  - ### start

    public void start()
    Starts the gauge monitor.
    Specified by:
      `start` in interface `MonitorMBean`
    Specified by:
      `start` in class `Monitor`

  - ### stop

    public void stop()
    Stops the gauge monitor.
    Specified by:
      `stop` in interface `MonitorMBean`
    Specified by:
      `stop` in class `Monitor`

  - ### getDerivedGauge

    public Number getDerivedGauge(ObjectName object)
    Gets the derived gauge of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `null` otherwise.
    Specified by:
      `getDerivedGauge` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Parameters:
      `object` - the name of the MBean.
    Returns:
      The derived gauge of the specified object.

  - ### getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp

    public long getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName object)
    Gets the derived gauge timestamp of the specified object, if this object is contained in the set of observed MBeans, or `0` otherwise.
    Specified by:
      `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Parameters:
      `object` - the name of the object whose derived gauge timestamp is to be returned.
    Returns:
      The derived gauge timestamp of the specified object.

  - ### getDerivedGauge

    @Deprecated public Number getDerivedGauge()
    Deprecated.
    As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGauge(ObjectName)`
    Returns the derived gauge of the first object in the set of observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getDerivedGauge` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      The derived gauge.

  - ### getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp

    @Deprecated public long getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp()
    Deprecated.
    As of JMX 1.2, replaced by `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp(ObjectName)`
    Gets the derived gauge timestamp of the first object in the set of observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getDerivedGaugeTimeStamp` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      The derived gauge timestamp.

  - ### getHighThreshold

    public Number getHighThreshold()
    Gets the high threshold value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getHighThreshold` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      The high threshold value.
    See Also:
      - `setThresholds(Number, Number)`

  - ### getLowThreshold

    public Number getLowThreshold()
    Gets the low threshold value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getLowThreshold` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      The low threshold value.
    See Also:
      - `setThresholds(Number, Number)`

  - ### setThresholds

    public void setThresholds(Number highValue, Number lowValue) throws IllegalArgumentException
    Sets the high and the low threshold values common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `setThresholds` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Parameters:
      `highValue` - The high threshold value.
      `lowValue` - The low threshold value.
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - The specified high/low threshold is null or the low threshold is greater than the high threshold or the high threshold and the low threshold are not of the same type.
    See Also:
      - `getHighThreshold()`
      - `getLowThreshold()`

  - ### getNotifyHigh

    public boolean getNotifyHigh()
    Gets the high notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getNotifyHigh` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      `true` if the gauge monitor notifies when exceeding the high threshold, `false` otherwise.
    See Also:
      - `setNotifyHigh(boolean)`

  - ### setNotifyHigh

    public void setNotifyHigh(boolean value)
    Sets the high notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `setNotifyHigh` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Parameters:
      `value` - The high notification's on/off switch value.
    See Also:
      - `getNotifyHigh()`

  - ### getNotifyLow

    public boolean getNotifyLow()
    Gets the low notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getNotifyLow` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      `true` if the gauge monitor notifies when exceeding the low threshold, `false` otherwise.
    See Also:
      - `setNotifyLow(boolean)`

  - ### setNotifyLow

    public void setNotifyLow(boolean value)
    Sets the low notification's on/off switch value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `setNotifyLow` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Parameters:
      `value` - The low notification's on/off switch value.
    See Also:
      - `getNotifyLow()`

  - ### getDifferenceMode

    public boolean getDifferenceMode()
    Gets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `getDifferenceMode` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Returns:
      `true` if the difference mode is used, `false` otherwise.
    See Also:
      - `setDifferenceMode(boolean)`

  - ### setDifferenceMode

    public void setDifferenceMode(boolean value)
    Sets the difference mode flag value common to all observed MBeans.
    Specified by:
      `setDifferenceMode` in interface `GaugeMonitorMBean`
    Parameters:
      `value` - The difference mode flag value.
    See Also:
      - `getDifferenceMode()`

  - ### getNotificationInfo

    public MBeanNotificationInfo[] getNotificationInfo()
    Returns a `NotificationInfo` object containing the name of the Java class of the notification and the notification types sent by the gauge monitor.
    Specified by:
      `getNotificationInfo` in interface `NotificationBroadcaster`
    Returns:
      the array of possible notifications.