org.apache.uima.util
Interface UimaTimer

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

public interface UimaTimer
extends Serializable

Interface for a timer, used to collect performance statistics for UIMA components. A default Timer implementation can be obtained by calling UIMAFramework.newTimer(). A Timer implementation can also be specified in a CollectionProcessingEngine descriptor.

Method Summary

long	getDuration() Gets the time between the last call to stopIt() and the last call to startIt().
int	getResolution() Gets the timer resolution in milliseconds.
long	getTimeInMicros() Gets the current time in microseconds.
long	getTimeInMillis() Gets the current time in milliseconds.
long	getTimeInSecs() Gets the current time in seconds.
long	startIt() Starts the timer.
long	stopIt() Stops the timer.

Method Detail

startIt

long startIt()

Starts the timer.

Returns:

the current time in milliseconds

stopIt

long stopIt()

Stops the timer.

Returns:

the current time in milliseconds

getDuration

long getDuration()

Gets the time between the last call to stopIt() and the last call to startIt().

Returns:

the duration in milliseconds

getTimeInSecs

long getTimeInSecs()

Gets the current time in seconds.

Returns:

the current time in seconds

getTimeInMillis

long getTimeInMillis()

Gets the current time in milliseconds.

Returns:

the current time in milliseconds

getTimeInMicros

long getTimeInMicros()

Gets the current time in microseconds.

Returns:

the current time in microseconds

getResolution

int getResolution()

Gets the timer resolution in milliseconds.

Returns:

the timer resolution in milliseconds