HostOverview.java

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package com.sun.tools.visualvm.host.model;

import com.sun.tools.visualvm.core.model.Model;

/**
 * This class uses available JVM APIs to obtatin various information about operating system and host
 * on which the Java virtual machine is running.
 *
 * @author Tomas Hurka
 */
public abstract class HostOverview extends Model  {
    
    /**
     * Returns the operating system architecture.
     * This method is equivalent to <tt>System.getProperty("os.arch")</tt>.
     *
     * @return the operating system architecture.
     * @see java.lang.System#getProperty
     */
    public abstract String getArch();
    
    /**
     * Returns the number of processors available to the Java virtual machine.
     * This method is equivalent to the {@link Runtime#availableProcessors()}
     * method.
     * <p> This value may change during a particular invocation of
     * the virtual machine.
     *
     * @return  the number of processors available to the virtual
     *          machine; never smaller than one.
     */
    public abstract int getAvailableProcessors();
    
    /**
     * The number of currently available bytes of physical memory.
     * 
     * @return  the number of currently available bytes of physical memory;
     * never smaller than one. 
     */ 
    public abstract long getFreePhysicalMemorySize();
    
    /**
     * The number of currently available bytes of swap space.
     * 
     * @return  the number of currently available bytes of swap space;
     * never smaller than one. 
     */ 
    public abstract long getFreeSwapSpaceSize();
    
    /**
     * Returns the operating system name. 
     * This method is equivalent to <tt>System.getProperty("os.name")</tt>.
     *
     * @return the operating system name.
     *
     * @see java.lang.System#getProperty
     */
    public abstract String getName();
    
    /**
     * Returns the system load average for the last minute.
     * The system load average is the sum of the number of runnable entities
     * queued to the {@linkplain #getAvailableProcessors available processors}
     * and the number of runnable entities running on the available processors
     * averaged over a period of time.
     * The way in which the load average is calculated is operating system
     * specific but is typically a damped time-dependent average.
     * <p>
     * If the load average is not available, a negative value is returned.
     * <p>
     * This method is designed to provide a hint about the system load
     * and may be queried frequently.
     * The load average is not available on Windows platform.
     *
     * @return the system load average; or a negative value if not available.
     */
    public abstract double getSystemLoadAverage();
    
    /**
     * The total number of bytes of physical memory.
     * 
     * @return  the total number of bytes of physical memory;
     * never smaller than one. 
     */ 
    public abstract long getTotalPhysicalMemorySize();
    
    /**
     * The total number of bytes of swap space.
     * 
     * @return  the total number of bytes of swap space;
     * never smaller than one. 
     */ 
    public abstract long getTotalSwapSpaceSize();
    
    /**
     * Returns the operating system version.
     * This method is equivalent to <tt>System.getProperty("os.version")</tt>.
     *
     * @return the operating system version.
     *
     * @see java.lang.System#getProperty
     */
    public abstract String getVersion();
    
    /**
     * Returns the hostname for this host. 
     *
     * @return the hostname.
     */
    public abstract String getHostName();
    
    /**
     * Returns the operating system patch level. 
     *
     * @return the operating system patch level.
     */
    public abstract String getPatchLevel();
    
    /**
     * Returns the textual represenation of the IP address of this host.
     * 
     * @return the textual represenation of the IP address
     */ 
    public abstract String getHostAddress();
    
}