org.honton.chas.dogstatd.model

Class Event

java.lang.Object

org.honton.chas.dogstatd.model.Event

All Implemented Interfaces:

Message

public class Event
extends Object
implements Message

Event is message with title, text, and metadata.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Event.Alert
static class	Event.Priority

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Event(String title, String text, String... tags) Create an event to be sent to DogStatD.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	format(CharBuffer chars) Format the message to be sent.
boolean	validate() Validate the message to be sent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Event

public Event(String title,
             String text,
             String... tags)

Create an event to be sent to DogStatD.

Parameters:

title - The title of the event.

text - The text about the event.

tags - Any additional data about the value.

Method Detail

validate

public boolean validate()

Validate the message to be sent.

• Use Validator.nameIsValid(String) to validate the metric name.
• If host is set, use Validator.fieldIsValid(String) to validate the host.
• If key is set, use Validator.fieldIsValid(String) to validate the key.
• If source is set, use Validator.fieldIsValid(String) to validate the source.
• Use Validator.tagIsValid(String) to validate each tag.

Specified by:

validate in interface Message

Returns:

true, if the message is valid and should be sent.

format

public void format(CharBuffer chars)

Description copied from interface: Message

Format the message to be sent. In general, message includes type of record, metrics, tags and ends with newline.

Specified by:

format in interface Message

Parameters:

chars - The buffer to hold the formatted message.