com.bigdata.ganglia

Interface IGangliaMetricMessage

All Superinterfaces:

IGangliaMessage

All Known Implementing Classes:

GangliaMetricMessage, RichMetricMessage

public interface IGangliaMetricMessage
extends IGangliaMessage

A ganglia message representing a metric value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getFormat() The printf format string associated with the metric value.
Number	getNumericValue() Return the Number for the metric value.
String	getStringValue() Return a String representation of the metric value (always succeeds).
Object	getValue() Return the metric value (non-null).
boolean	isNumeric() Return true if the metric value is a numeric, in which case it can be cast to a Number.

Methods inherited from interface com.bigdata.ganglia.IGangliaMessage

getHostName, getMetricName, getRecordType, isMetricMetadata, isMetricRequest, isMetricValue, isSpoof

Method Detail

getFormat

String getFormat()

The printf format string associated with the metric value.

isNumeric

boolean isNumeric()

Return true if the metric value is a numeric, in which case it can be cast to a Number.

getValue

Object getValue()

Return the metric value (non-null).

getStringValue

String getStringValue()

Return a String representation of the metric value (always succeeds).

getNumericValue

Number getNumericValue()

Return the Number for the metric value.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the metric value is not numeric.