org.opennms.netmgt.collectd
Class AbstractCollectionAttribute

java.lang.Object
  org.opennms.netmgt.collectd.AbstractCollectionAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

CollectionAttribute

Direct Known Subclasses:

SnmpAttribute

public abstract class AbstractCollectionAttribute
extends Object
implements CollectionAttribute

Constructor Summary

AbstractCollectionAttribute()

Method Summary

abstract CollectionAttributeType	getAttributeType() Return the attribute type for this attribute.
abstract String	getName() Gets the name of the attribute
abstract String	getNumericValue() Get the numeric value of the attribute, as a String.
abstract CollectionResource	getResource()
abstract String	getStringValue() Get the value of the attribute as a String.
protected Category	log()
abstract boolean	shouldPersist(ServiceParameters params) Determines whether the attribute should be persisted.
void	storeAttribute(Persister persister) Stores the attribute using the persister.
void	visit(CollectionSetVisitor visitor) Visit this attribute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.opennms.netmgt.collectd.CollectionAttribute

getType

Constructor Detail

AbstractCollectionAttribute

public AbstractCollectionAttribute()

Method Detail

log

protected Category log()

getAttributeType

public abstract CollectionAttributeType getAttributeType()

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Return the attribute type for this attribute. Not sure what an CollectionAttributeType is yet... please fill in if you do know

Specified by:

getAttributeType in interface CollectionAttribute

Returns:

getName

public abstract String getName()

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Gets the name of the attribute

Specified by:

getName in interface CollectionAttribute

Returns:

a name

getNumericValue

public abstract String getNumericValue()

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Get the numeric value of the attribute, as a String. Assumes the underlying value is actually numeric, and will return null if it is not parseable.

Specified by:

getNumericValue in interface CollectionAttribute

Returns:

a string representation of the numeric value of this attribute

getResource

public abstract CollectionResource getResource()

Specified by:

getResource in interface CollectionAttribute

getStringValue

public abstract String getStringValue()

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Get the value of the attribute as a String.

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface CollectionAttribute

Returns:

a String representing the attribute value

shouldPersist

public abstract boolean shouldPersist(ServiceParameters params)

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Determines whether the attribute should be persisted.

Specified by:

shouldPersist in interface CollectionAttribute

Returns:

storeAttribute

public void storeAttribute(Persister persister)

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Stores the attribute using the persister. Not sure this should be here...

Specified by:

storeAttribute in interface CollectionAttribute

visit

public void visit(CollectionSetVisitor visitor)

Description copied from interface: CollectionAttribute

Visit this attribute

Specified by:

visit in interface CollectionAttribute