JProfiler API

com.jprofiler.api.agent.mbean
Interface ControllerMBean

All Known Implementing Classes:
Controller

public interface ControllerMBean

This is JProfiler's MBean interface. For direct calls from your code in the same JVM, rather use the Controller class.


Method Summary
 void addBookmark(java.lang.String description)
          Adds a bookmark at the current time.
 void enableTriggerGroup(boolean enabled, java.lang.String groupId)
          Enable or disable all triggers with a specified group ID.
 void enableTriggers(boolean enabled)
          Enable or disable all triggers.
 void saveSnapshot(java.lang.String file)
          Saves a snapshot of all profiling data to disk.
 void saveSnapshotOnExit(java.lang.String file)
          Saves a snapshot of all profiling data to disk when the VM shuts down.
 void startAllocRecording(boolean reset)
          Starts recording of memory allocations.
 void startCPURecording(boolean reset)
          Starts recording CPU data.
 void startMethodStatsRecording()
          Starts method statistics recording.
 void startMonitorRecording()
          Start recording of monitor usage with default thresholds of 100 microseconds for blocking events and 100 ms for waiting events.
 void startMonitorRecording(int blockedThreshold, int waitingThreshold)
          Start recording of monitor usage.
 void startThreadProfiling()
          Starts recording of thread states and monitor usage.
 void startVMTelemetryRecording()
          Starts recording of VM telemetry data.
 void stopAllocRecording()
          Stops recording of memory allocations.
 void stopCPURecording()
          Stops CPU recording.
 void stopMethodStatsRecording()
          Stops method statistics recording.
 void stopMonitorRecording()
          Stop recording of monitor usage.
 void stopThreadProfiling()
          Stops recording of thread states and monitor usage.
 void stopVMTelemetryRecording()
          Stops recording of VM telemetry data.
 void triggerHeapDump()
          Triggers a heap dump.
 void triggerHeapDumpWithOptions(boolean fullGc, boolean onlyRecorded, boolean primitiveData, boolean calculateRetainedSizes)
          Triggers a heap dump.
 void triggerThreadDump()
          Trigger a thread dump.
 

Method Detail

startCPURecording

void startCPURecording(boolean reset)
Starts recording CPU data. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopCPURecording(). With these methods you can restrict CPU profiling to certain regions of your code.

Parameters:
reset - if true, any previously accumulated CPU profiling data will be discarded. If false, CPU data will be accumulated across pairs of invocations of startCPURecording() and stopCPURecording().

stopCPURecording

void stopCPURecording()
Stops CPU recording. This method can be called after startCPURecording() has been called. However, you do not have to call it since CPU profiling can run until the JVM exits.


startAllocRecording

void startAllocRecording(boolean reset)
Starts recording of memory allocations. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopAllocRecording(). With these methods you can restrict memory allocation profiling to certain regions of your code. This is especially useful for profiling an application running within an application server.

Parameters:
reset - if true, any previously recorded profiling data will be discarded. If false, allocations within all pairs of invocations of startAllocRecording() and stopAllocRecording() will be recorded.

stopAllocRecording

void stopAllocRecording()
Stops recording of memory allocations. This method can be called after startAllocRecording() has been called. However, you do not have to call it since memory profiling can run until the JVM exits.


addBookmark

void addBookmark(java.lang.String description)
Adds a bookmark at the current time. The bookmark will be displayed in all JProfiler graphs with a time axis. The description will be displayed in the tooltip for the bookmark.

Parameters:
description - the name of the bookmark, may also be null

triggerHeapDumpWithOptions

void triggerHeapDumpWithOptions(boolean fullGc,
                                boolean onlyRecorded,
                                boolean primitiveData,
                                boolean calculateRetainedSizes)
Triggers a heap dump. If you want to analyze a heap dump with the heap walker in a snapshot saved with the saveSnapshot method, you should call this method from your source code at an appropriate time.

ATTENTION: Taking a heap dump takes a long time (on the order of seconds). If you call this method to often, your application might become unusable or take an excessively long time to finish.

Parameters:
fullGc - if true, a full garbage collection will be performed.
onlyRecorded - if true, only objects recorded between startAllocRecording and stopAllocRecording will be included in the dump.
primitiveData - if true, primitive data will also be recorded. This has no effect for JVMTI 1.0 (Java 5).
calculateRetainedSizes - if true, the retained sizes of all objects will be calculated. This requires fullGc=true.

triggerHeapDump

void triggerHeapDump()
Triggers a heap dump. Calls triggerHeapDumpWithOptions(true, false, true, true).

See Also:
triggerHeapDumpWithOptions(boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean)

saveSnapshot

void saveSnapshot(java.lang.String file)
Saves a snapshot of all profiling data to disk. This is especially important for offline profiling. You should choose the standard extension .jps for the file parameter, since JProfiler's GUI frontend filters the corresponding file choosers for that extension. If you want to save several snapshots during one profiling run, please take care to provide unique file parameters since snapshot files will be overwritten otherwise.

ATTENTION: Saving a snapshot takes a long time (on the order of seconds). If you call this method to often, your application might become unusable or take an excessively long time to finish, and your hard disk might run out of space.

Parameters:
file - the file to which the snapshot should be saved.

startThreadProfiling

void startThreadProfiling()
Starts recording of thread states and monitor usage. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopThreadProfiling(). For an offline session, thread profiling is switched on by default.


stopThreadProfiling

void stopThreadProfiling()
Stops recording of thread states and monitor usage. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with startThreadProfiling(). However, you do not have to call it since thread profiling can run until the JVM exits.


startVMTelemetryRecording

void startVMTelemetryRecording()
Starts recording of VM telemetry data. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopVMTelemetryRecording(). For an offline session, VM telemetry recording is switched on by default.


stopVMTelemetryRecording

void stopVMTelemetryRecording()
Stops recording of VM telemetry data. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with startVMTelemetryRecording(). However, you do not have to call it since VM telemetry recording can run until the JVM exits.


saveSnapshotOnExit

void saveSnapshotOnExit(java.lang.String file)
Saves a snapshot of all profiling data to disk when the VM shuts down. This is especially important for offline profiling. You should choose the standard extension .jps for the file parameter, since JProfiler's GUI frontend filters the corresponding file choosers for that extension.

ATTENTION: Saving a snapshot can take quite some time (on the order fo seconds). When the VM is shut down during a user logout or a system shutdown, the OS may terminate the VM before saving is completed.

Parameters:
file - the file to which the snapshot should be saved.

enableTriggerGroup

void enableTriggerGroup(boolean enabled,
                        java.lang.String groupId)
                        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
Enable or disable all triggers with a specified group ID. The group ID can be entered in the "Group ID" step of the trigger configuration wizard in the JProfiler GUI.

Parameters:
enabled - if the triggers should be enabled
groupId - the group ID
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if no trigger with the specified group ID exists

enableTriggers

void enableTriggers(boolean enabled)
Enable or disable all triggers. The enabled/disabled state of the single triggers will not be lost, disabling all triggers with this method overrides the enabled/disabled state of the single triggers.

Parameters:
enabled - if the triggers should be enabled

startMethodStatsRecording

void startMethodStatsRecording()
Starts method statistics recording. This will reset previously recorded method statistics. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopMethodStatsRecording().


stopMethodStatsRecording

void stopMethodStatsRecording()
Stops method statistics recording.


startMonitorRecording

void startMonitorRecording()
Start recording of monitor usage with default thresholds of 100 microseconds for blocking events and 100 ms for waiting events. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopMonitorRecording(). Monitor profiling is switched off by default.


startMonitorRecording

void startMonitorRecording(int blockedThreshold,
                           int waitingThreshold)
Start recording of monitor usage. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with stopMonitorRecording(). Monitor profiling is switched off by default.

Parameters:
blockedThreshold - the recording threshold for blocking events in microseconds.
waitingThreshold - the recording threshold for waiting events in microseconds.

stopMonitorRecording

void stopMonitorRecording()
Stop recording of monitor usage. This method can be called repeatedly and alternatingly with startMonitorRecording(). However, you do not have to call it since monitor profiling can run until the JVM exits.


triggerThreadDump

void triggerThreadDump()
Trigger a thread dump.


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