Class Clock

java.lang.Object
com.codahale.metrics.Clock
Direct Known Subclasses:
Clock.CpuTimeClock, Clock.UserTimeClock
public abstract class Clock extends Object
An abstraction for how time passes. It is passed to Timer to track timing.

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    static class 
    Clock.CpuTimeClock
    A clock implementation which returns the current thread's CPU time.
    static class 
    Clock.UserTimeClock
    A clock implementation which returns the current time in epoch nanoseconds.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    private static final Clock
    DEFAULT
     

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Clock()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static Clock
    defaultClock()
    The default clock to use.
    abstract long
    getTick()
    Returns the current time tick.
    long
    getTime()
    Returns the current time in milliseconds.

    Methods inherited from class Object

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

  • Field Details

    • DEFAULT

      private static final Clock DEFAULT

  • Constructor Details

    • Clock

      public Clock()

  • Method Details

    • getTick

      public abstract long getTick()
      Returns the current time tick.
      Returns:
      time tick in nanoseconds

    • getTime

      public long getTime()
      Returns the current time in milliseconds.
      Returns:
      time in milliseconds

    • defaultClock

      public static Clock defaultClock()
      The default clock to use.
      Returns:
      the default Clock instance
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