## org.apache.hadoop.mapred
Class Counters

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.hadoop.mapred.Counters

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Iterable<Counters.Group>, Writable

    public class Counters

extends Object
implements Writable, Iterable<Counters.Group>

A set of named counters.

`Counters` represent global counters, defined either by the Map-Reduce framework or applications. Each `Counter` can be of any `Enum` type.

`Counters` are bunched into `Counters.Group`s, each comprising of counters from a particular `Enum` class.

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `Counters.Counter` A counter record, comprising its name and value.
`static class` `Counters.CountersExceededException` Counter exception thrown when the number of counters exceed the limit
`class` `Counters.Group` `Group` of counters, comprising of counters from a particular counter `Enum` class.

Field Summary
`static int` `MAX_COUNTER_LIMIT` limit on counters

Constructor Summary
`Counters()`

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)`
`Counters.Counter` `findCounter(Enum key)` Find the counter for the given enum.
`Counters.Counter` `findCounter(String group, int id, String name)` Deprecated.
`Counters.Counter` `findCounter(String group, String name)` Find a counter given the group and the name.
`static Counters` `fromEscapedCompactString(String compactString)` Convert a stringified counter representation into a counter object.
`long` `getCounter(Enum key)` Returns current value of the specified counter, or 0 if the counter does not exist.
`Counters.Group` `getGroup(String groupName)` Returns the named counter group, or an empty group if there is none with the specified name.
`Collection<String>` `getGroupNames()` Returns the names of all counter classes.
`int` `hashCode()`
`void` `incrAllCounters(Counters other)` Increments multiple counters by their amounts in another Counters instance.
`void` `incrCounter(Enum key, long amount)` Increments the specified counter by the specified amount, creating it if it didn't already exist.
`void` `incrCounter(String group, String counter, long amount)` Increments the specified counter by the specified amount, creating it if it didn't already exist.
`Iterator<Counters.Group>` `iterator()`
`void` `log(org.apache.commons.logging.Log log)` Logs the current counter values.
`String` `makeCompactString()` Convert a counters object into a single line that is easy to parse.
`String` `makeEscapedCompactString()` Represent the counter in a textual format that can be converted back to its object form
`void` `readFields(DataInput in)` Read a set of groups.
`int` `size()` Returns the total number of counters, by summing the number of counters in each group.
`static Counters` `sum(Counters a, Counters b)` Convenience method for computing the sum of two sets of counters.
`String` `toString()` Return textual representation of the counter values.
`void` `write(DataOutput out)` Write the set of groups.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### MAX_COUNTER_LIMIT

    public static int MAX_COUNTER_LIMIT

  limit on counters

Constructor Detail

### Counters

    public Counters()

Method Detail

### getGroupNames

    public Collection<String> getGroupNames()

  Returns the names of all counter classes.

  Returns:
    Set of counter names.

### iterator

    public Iterator<Counters.Group> iterator()

  Specified by:
    `iterator` in interface `Iterable<Counters.Group>`

### getGroup

    public Counters.Group getGroup(String groupName)

  Returns the named counter group, or an empty group if there is none with the specified name.

### findCounter

    public Counters.Counter findCounter(Enum key)

  Find the counter for the given enum. The same enum will always return the same counter.

  Parameters:
    `key` - the counter key
  Returns:
    the matching counter object

### findCounter

    public Counters.Counter findCounter(String group,
                                        String name)

  Find a counter given the group and the name.

  Parameters:
    `group` - the name of the group
    `name` - the internal name of the counter
  Returns:
    the counter for that name

### findCounter

    @Deprecated
    public Counters.Counter findCounter(String group,
                                                   int id,
                                                   String name)

  Deprecated.

  Find a counter by using strings

  Parameters:
    `group` - the name of the group
    `id` - the id of the counter within the group (0 to N-1)
    `name` - the internal name of the counter
  Returns:
    the counter for that name

### incrCounter

    public void incrCounter(Enum key,
                            long amount)

  Increments the specified counter by the specified amount, creating it if it didn't already exist.

  Parameters:
    `key` - identifies a counter
    `amount` - amount by which counter is to be incremented

### incrCounter

    public void incrCounter(String group,
                            String counter,
                            long amount)

  Increments the specified counter by the specified amount, creating it if it didn't already exist.

  Parameters:
    `group` - the name of the group
    `counter` - the internal name of the counter
    `amount` - amount by which counter is to be incremented

### getCounter

    public long getCounter(Enum key)

  Returns current value of the specified counter, or 0 if the counter does not exist.

### incrAllCounters

    public void incrAllCounters(Counters other)

  Increments multiple counters by their amounts in another Counters instance.

  Parameters:
    `other` - the other Counters instance

### sum

    public static Counters sum(Counters a,
                               Counters b)

  Convenience method for computing the sum of two sets of counters.

### size

    public int size()

  Returns the total number of counters, by summing the number of counters in each group.

### write

    public void write(DataOutput out)
               throws IOException

  Write the set of groups. The external format is: #groups (groupName group)* i.e. the number of groups followed by 0 or more groups, where each group is of the form: groupDisplayName #counters (false | true counter)* where each counter is of the form: name (false | true displayName) value

  Specified by:
    `write` in interface `Writable`
  Parameters:
    `out` - `DataOuput` to serialize this object into.
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### readFields

    public void readFields(DataInput in)
                    throws IOException

  Read a set of groups.

  Specified by:
    `readFields` in interface `Writable`
  Parameters:
    `in` - `DataInput` to deseriablize this object from.
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### log

    public void log(org.apache.commons.logging.Log log)

  Logs the current counter values.

  Parameters:
    `log` - The log to use.

### toString

    public String toString()

  Return textual representation of the counter values.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

### makeCompactString

    public String makeCompactString()

  Convert a counters object into a single line that is easy to parse.

  Returns:
    the string with "name=value" for each counter and separated by ","

### makeEscapedCompactString

    public String makeEscapedCompactString()

  Represent the counter in a textual format that can be converted back to its object form

  Returns:
    the string in the following format {(groupname)(group-displayname)[(countername)(displayname)(value)][][]}{}{}

### fromEscapedCompactString

    public static Counters fromEscapedCompactString(String compactString)
                                             throws ParseException

  Convert a stringified counter representation into a counter object. Note that the counter can be recovered if its stringified using `makeEscapedCompactString()`.

  Returns:
    a Counter
  Throws:
    `ParseException`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`

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