com.webobjects.appserver
Class WOEvent

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.webobjects.eocontrol.EOEvent
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        +--com.webobjects.appserver.WOEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

WOApplication.Event, WOAssociation.Event, WOComponent.Event

public class WOEvent

extends EOEvent

WOEvent is a subclass of EOEvent (defined in the EOControl framework) that serves as the parent class for objects that gather information –such as duration –about various operations in WebObjects. You can see the results of this information gathering in your web browser by accessing a special "event display" page, and you can configure how the results are displayed by accessing a special "event setup" page. Both of these are accessed through special direct actions (WOEventDisplay and WOEventSetup, respectively). For example, if you've been running the CreatePlot example, the following URL will access the event display page

http://localhost/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CreatePlot.woa/wa/WOEventDisplay

This goes through a password protected login, and the password must be specified using the EOEventLoggingPassword property. WOEvent adds knowledge of pages and components to the EOEvent class. Events that are subclasses of WOEvent can be grouped or aggregated by page or by component. Although you can subclass WOEvent, in most cases the following private subclasses will be adequate for analyzing WebObjects applications:

Event Group	Logged Events
WOApplication Event	pageWithName
WOAssociation Event	valueForKeyPath, takeValueForKeyPath
WOComponent Event	takeValuesFromRequest, invokeAction, appendToResponse, awake, sleep
WOComponentReference Event	pushComponent

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	AssociationSignature Integer representing an association signature.
static int	ComponentSignature Integer representing a WOComponent name signature.
static int	PageSignature Integer representing a page name signature.

Fields inherited from class com.webobjects.eocontrol.EOEvent

BasicEventSignature, EventGroupName

Constructor Summary

WOEvent()

Method Summary

String	comment() Special information on the event.
void	setComponentName(String aComponentName) Sets the event's component name to aComponentName.
void	setPageName(String aPageName) Sets the event's page name to aPageName.
String	signatureOfType(int aType) The returned signatures are used to group or aggregate data on the WOEventDisplay page.
String	title() Required for proper functioning of the event logging display.
String	toString() Returns a String that includes the receiver's title, comment, and duration or start date (whichever is appropriate).

Methods inherited from class com.webobjects.eocontrol.EOEvent

aggregateEvents, classDescription, compare, description, displayComponentName, duration, durationWithoutSubevents, eventTypeDescriptions, groupEvents, info, markAtomicWithInfo, markEnd, markStartWithInfo, parentEvent, setInfo, setType, startDate, subevents, type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

AssociationSignature

public static final int AssociationSignature

Integer representing an association signature.

See Also:

signatureOfType(int)

ComponentSignature

public static final int ComponentSignature

Integer representing a WOComponent name signature.

See Also:

signatureOfType(int)

PageSignature

public static final int PageSignature

Integer representing a page name signature.

See Also:

signatureOfType(int)

Constructor Detail

WOEvent

public WOEvent()

Method Detail

comment

public String comment()

Special information on the event. In the default implementation, this method returns the description of the "info" instance variable which is passed at log time. This method can be overridden by subclasses to provide information for the event display.

Overrides:

comment in class EOEvent

Returns:

the description of the "info" instance variable

setComponentName

public void setComponentName(String aComponentName)

Sets the event's component name to aComponentName. Event data can be grouped or aggregated according to the component name.

Parameters:

aComponentName - the specified name of the WOComponent

setPageName

public void setPageName(String aPageName)

Sets the event's page name to aPageName. Event data can be grouped or aggregated according to the page name.

Parameters:

aPageName - name of the the event's page

signatureOfType

public String signatureOfType(int aType)

The returned signatures are used to group or aggregate data on the WOEventDisplay page. WOEvent is able to generate signatures for the following types:

Type	Signature
EOBasicEventSignature	A combination of the event's type and the component name
WOComponentSignature	The component name
WOPageSignature	The page name
WOAssociationSignature	varies based upon the context

Override this method if you are creating a custom subclass of WOEvent and need to provide signatures for additional event types.

Overrides:

signatureOfType in class EOEvent

Parameters:

aType - typecode of the receiver for the signature to be returned

Returns:

a signature corresponding to the typecode of the receiver

title

public String title()

Required for proper functioning of the event logging display.

Overrides:

title in class EOEvent

Returns:

the title value from the EventTypeDescriptions dictionary

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: EOEvent

Returns a String that includes the receiver's title, comment, and duration or start date (whichever is appropriate).

Overrides:

toString in class EOEvent

Returns:

a String representation of the receiver