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package javax.management.modelmbean;
import javax.management.Descriptor;
import javax.management.MBeanAttributeInfo;
import javax.management.MBeanConstructorInfo;
import javax.management.RuntimeOperationsException;
import javax.management.MBeanException;
import javax.management.MBeanNotificationInfo;
import javax.management.MBeanOperationInfo;
/**
* This interface is implemented by the ModelMBeanInfo for every ModelMBean. An implementation of this interface
* must be shipped with every JMX Agent.
* <P>
* Java resources wishing to be manageable instantiate the ModelMBean using the MBeanServer's
* createMBean method. The resource then sets the ModelMBeanInfo and Descriptors for the ModelMBean
* instance. The attributes, operations, and notifications exposed via the ModelMBeanInfo for the
* ModelMBean comprise the management interface and are accessible
* from MBeans, connectors/adaptors like other MBeans. Through the Descriptors, values and methods in
* the managed application can be defined and mapped to attributes and operations of the ModelMBean.
* This mapping can be defined during development in a file or dynamically and
* programmatically at runtime.
* <P>
* Every ModelMBean which is instantiated in the MBeanServer becomes manageable:
* its attributes, operations, and notifications
* become remotely accessible through the connectors/adaptors connected to that MBeanServer.
* A Java object cannot be registered in the MBeanServer unless it is a JMX compliant MBean.
* By instantiating a ModelMBean, resources are guaranteed that the MBean is valid.
*
* MBeanException and RuntimeOperationsException must be thrown on every public method. This allows
* for wrapping exceptions from distributed communications (RMI, EJB, etc.)
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface ModelMBeanInfo
{
/**
* Returns a Descriptor array consisting of all
* Descriptors for the ModelMBeanInfo of type inDescriptorType.
*
* @param inDescriptorType value of descriptorType field that must be set for the descriptor
* to be returned. Must be "mbean", "attribute", "operation", "constructor" or "notification".
* If it is null or empty then all types will be returned.
*
* @return Descriptor array containing all descriptors for the ModelMBean if type inDescriptorType.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an IllegalArgumentException when the descriptorType in parameter is
* not one of: "mbean", "attribute", "operation", "constructor", "notification", empty or null.
*
* @see #setDescriptors
*/
public Descriptor[] getDescriptors(String inDescriptorType)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Adds or replaces descriptors in the ModelMBeanInfo.
*
* @param inDescriptors The descriptors to be set in the ModelMBeanInfo. Null
* elements of the list will be ignored. All descriptors must have name and descriptorType fields.
*
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an IllegalArgumentException for a null or invalid descriptor.
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
*
* @see #getDescriptors
*/
public void setDescriptors(Descriptor[] inDescriptors)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Returns a Descriptor requested by name and descriptorType.
*
* @param inDescriptorName The name of the descriptor.
* @param inDescriptorType The type of the descriptor being
* requested. If this is null or empty then all types are
* searched. Valid types are 'mbean', 'attribute', 'constructor'
* 'operation', and 'notification'. This value will be equal to
* the 'descriptorType' field in the descriptor that is returned.
*
* @return Descriptor containing the descriptor for the ModelMBean
* with the same name and descriptorType. If no descriptor is
* found, null is returned.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an IllegalArgumentException for a null descriptor name or null or invalid type.
* The type must be "mbean","attribute", "constructor", "operation", or "notification".
*
* @see #setDescriptor
*/
public Descriptor getDescriptor(String inDescriptorName, String inDescriptorType)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Sets descriptors in the info array of type inDescriptorType
* for the ModelMBean. The setDescriptor method of the
* corresponding ModelMBean*Info will be called to set the
* specified descriptor.
*
* @param inDescriptor The descriptor to be set in the
* ModelMBean. It must NOT be null. All descriptors must have
* name and descriptorType fields.
* @param inDescriptorType The type of the descriptor being
* set. If this is null then the descriptorType field in the
* descriptor is used. If specified this value must be set in
* the descriptorType field in the descriptor. Must be
* "mbean","attribute", "constructor", "operation", or
* "notification".
*
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an
* IllegalArgumentException for illegal or null arguments or
* if the name field of the descriptor is not found in the
* corresponding MBeanAttributeInfo or MBeanConstructorInfo or
* MBeanNotificationInfo or MBeanOperationInfo.
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication
* Exception.
*
* @see #getDescriptor
*/
public void setDescriptor(Descriptor inDescriptor, String inDescriptorType)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* <p>Returns the ModelMBean's descriptor which contains MBean wide
* policies. This descriptor contains metadata about the MBean and default
* policies for persistence and caching.</p>
*
* <P id="descriptor">
* The fields in the descriptor are defined, but not limited to, the
* following. Note that when the Type in this table is Number, a String
* that is the decimal representation of a Long can also be used.</P>
*
* <table border="1" cellpadding="5">
* <tr><th>Name</th><th>Type</th><th>Meaning</th></tr>
* <tr><td>name</td><td>String</td>
* <td>MBean name.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>descriptorType</td><td>String</td>
* <td>Must be "mbean".</td></tr>
* <tr><td>displayName</td><td>String</td>
* <td>Name of MBean to be used in displays.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>persistPolicy</td><td>String</td>
* <td>One of: OnUpdate|OnTimer|NoMoreOftenThan|OnUnregister|Always|Never.
* See the section "MBean Descriptor Fields" in the JMX specification
* document.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>persistLocation</td><td>String</td>
* <td>The fully qualified directory name where the MBean should be
* persisted (if appropriate).</td></tr>
* <tr><td>persistFile</td><td>String</td>
* <td>File name into which the MBean should be persisted.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>persistPeriod</td><td>Number</td>
* <td>Frequency of persist cycle in seconds, for OnTime and
* NoMoreOftenThan PersistPolicy</td></tr>
* <tr><td>currencyTimeLimit</td><td>Number</td>
* <td>How long cached value is valid: &lt;0 never, =0 always,
* &gt;0 seconds.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>log</td><td>String</td>
* <td>t: log all notifications, f: log no notifications.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>logfile</td><td>String</td>
* <td>Fully qualified filename to log events to.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>visibility</td><td>Number</td>
* <td>1-4 where 1: always visible 4: rarely visible.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>export</td><td>String</td>
* <td>Name to be used to export/expose this MBean so that it is
* findable by other JMX Agents.</td></tr>
* <tr><td>presentationString</td><td>String</td>
* <td>XML formatted string to allow presentation of data to be
* associated with the MBean.</td></tr>
* </table>
*
* <P>
* The default descriptor is: name=className,descriptorType="mbean", displayName=className,
* persistPolicy="never",log="F",visibility="1"
* If the descriptor does not contain all these fields, they will be added with these default values.
*
* <p><b>Note:</b> because of inconsistencies in previous versions of
* this specification, it is recommended not to use negative or zero
* values for <code>currencyTimeLimit</code>. To indicate that a
* cached value is never valid, omit the
* <code>currencyTimeLimit</code> field. To indicate that it is
* always valid, use a very large number for this field.</p>
*
* @return the MBean descriptor.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication
* Exception.
*
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException a {@link
* RuntimeException} occurred while getting the descriptor.
*
* @see #setMBeanDescriptor
*/
public Descriptor getMBeanDescriptor()
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Sets the ModelMBean's descriptor. This descriptor contains default, MBean wide
* metadata about the MBean and default policies for persistence and caching. This operation
* does a complete replacement of the descriptor, no merging is done. If the descriptor to
* set to is null then the default descriptor will be created.
* The default descriptor is: name=className,descriptorType="mbean", displayName=className,
* persistPolicy="never",log="F",visibility="1"
* If the descriptor does not contain all these fields, they will be added with these default values.
*
* See {@link #getMBeanDescriptor getMBeanDescriptor} method javadoc for description of valid field names.
*
* @param inDescriptor the descriptor to set.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an IllegalArgumentException for invalid descriptor.
*
*
* @see #getMBeanDescriptor
*/
public void setMBeanDescriptor(Descriptor inDescriptor)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Returns a ModelMBeanAttributeInfo requested by name.
*
* @param inName The name of the ModelMBeanAttributeInfo to get.
* If no ModelMBeanAttributeInfo exists for this name null is returned.
*
* @return the attribute info for the named attribute, or null
* if there is none.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication
* Exception.
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an
* IllegalArgumentException for a null attribute name.
*
*/
public ModelMBeanAttributeInfo getAttribute(String inName)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Returns a ModelMBeanOperationInfo requested by name.
*
* @param inName The name of the ModelMBeanOperationInfo to get.
* If no ModelMBeanOperationInfo exists for this name null is returned.
*
* @return the operation info for the named operation, or null
* if there is none.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an IllegalArgumentException for a null operation name.
*
*/
public ModelMBeanOperationInfo getOperation(String inName)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Returns a ModelMBeanNotificationInfo requested by name.
*
* @param inName The name of the ModelMBeanNotificationInfo to get.
* If no ModelMBeanNotificationInfo exists for this name null is returned.
*
* @return the info for the named notification, or null if there
* is none.
*
* @exception MBeanException Wraps a distributed communication Exception.
* @exception RuntimeOperationsException Wraps an IllegalArgumentException for a null notification name.
*
*/
public ModelMBeanNotificationInfo getNotification(String inName)
throws MBeanException, RuntimeOperationsException;
/**
* Creates and returns a copy of this object.
*/
public java.lang.Object clone();
/**
* Returns the list of attributes exposed for management.
* Each attribute is described by an <CODE>MBeanAttributeInfo</CODE> object.
*
* @return An array of <CODE>MBeanAttributeInfo</CODE> objects.
*/
public MBeanAttributeInfo[] getAttributes();
/**
* Returns the name of the Java class of the MBean described by
* this <CODE>MBeanInfo</CODE>.
*
* @return the Java class name.
*/
public java.lang.String getClassName();
/**
* Returns the list of the public constructors of the MBean.
* Each constructor is described by an <CODE>MBeanConstructorInfo</CODE> object.
*
* @return An array of <CODE>MBeanConstructorInfo</CODE> objects.
*/
public MBeanConstructorInfo[] getConstructors();
/**
* Returns a human readable description of the MBean.
*
* @return the description.
*/
public java.lang.String getDescription();
/**
* Returns the list of the notifications emitted by the MBean.
* Each notification is described by an <CODE>MBeanNotificationInfo</CODE> object.
* <P>
* In addition to any notification specified by the application,
* a ModelMBean may always send also two additional notifications:
* <UL>
* <LI> One with descriptor name "GENERIC" and displayName "jmx.modelmbean.generic"
* <LI> Second is a standard attribute change notification
* with descriptor name "ATTRIBUTE_CHANGE" and displayName "jmx.attribute.change"
* </UL>
* Thus any implementation of ModelMBeanInfo should always add those two notifications
* in addition to those specified by the application.
*
* @return An array of <CODE>MBeanNotificationInfo</CODE> objects.
*/
public MBeanNotificationInfo[] getNotifications();
/**
* Returns the list of operations of the MBean.
* Each operation is described by an <CODE>MBeanOperationInfo</CODE> object.
*
* @return An array of <CODE>MBeanOperationInfo</CODE> objects.
*/
public MBeanOperationInfo[] getOperations();
}