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package jdk.jfr.internal;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import jdk.jfr.MetadataDefinition;

Event annotation, determines the cutoff above which an event should not be recorded, i.e. "20 ms". This settings is only supported for JVM events, 
Since:
9/**
 * Event annotation, determines the cutoff above which an event should not be
 * recorded, i.e. {@code "20 ms"}.
 *
 * This settings is only supported for JVM events,
 *
 * @since 9
 */
@MetadataDefinition
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
@Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Cutoff {
    
Settings name "cutoff" for configuring event cutoffs. /**
     * Settings name {@code "cutoff"} for configuring event cutoffs.
     */
    public final static String NAME = "cutoff";
    public final static String INIFITY = "infinity";

    
Cutoff, for example "20 ms". 
 String representation of a positive Long value followed by an empty space and one of the following units


 "ns" (nanoseconds)
 "us" (microseconds)
 "ms" (milliseconds)
 "s" (seconds)
 "m" (minutes)
 "h" (hours)
 "d" (days)

 Example values, "0 ns", "10 ms" and "1 s". If the events has an infinite timespan, the text "infinity" should be used. 
Returns:
the threshold, default "0 ns" not null/**
     * Cutoff, for example {@code "20 ms"}.
     * <p>
     * String representation of a positive {@code Long} value followed by an empty
     * space and one of the following units<br>
     * <br>
     * {@code "ns"} (nanoseconds)<br>
     * {@code "us"} (microseconds)<br>
     * {@code "ms"} (milliseconds)<br>
     * {@code "s"} (seconds)<br>
     * {@code "m"} (minutes)<br>
     * {@code "h"} (hours)<br>
     * {@code "d"} (days)<br>
     * <p>
     * Example values, {@code "0 ns"}, {@code "10 ms"} and {@code "1 s"}. If the
     * events has an infinite timespan, the text {@code"infinity"} should be used.
     *
     * @return the threshold, default {@code "0 ns"} not {@code null}
     */
    String value() default "inifity";
}