//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Method: ValidateMetricName
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Validates that the name of the specified metric to ensure it can be registered with Windows performance counters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="metric">The metric to validate the name of.</param>
private void ValidateMetricName(MetricBase metric)
{
if (metric.Name.Length == 0)
{
throw new Exception("The 'Name' property of metric " + metric.GetType().FullName + " is blank.");
}
if (metric.Name.Length > performanceCounterMaximumNameLength)
{
throw new Exception("The 'Name' property of metric " + metric.GetType().FullName + " exceeds the " + performanceCounterMaximumNameLength.ToString() + " character limit imposed by Windows performance counters.");
}
if (metric.Name.Length != metric.Name.Trim().Length)
{
throw new Exception("The 'Name' property of metric " + metric.GetType().FullName + " cannot contain leading or trailing whitespace.");
}
if (metric.Name.Contains("\"") == true)
{
throw new Exception("The 'Name' property of metric " + metric.GetType().FullName + " cannot contain the '\"' character.");
}
foreach (char currentChar in metric.Name)
{
if (char.IsControl(currentChar))
{
throw new Exception("The 'Name' property of metric " + metric.GetType().FullName + " cannot contain control characters.");
}
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Method: RegisterMetric
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Registers the specified metric to be written to the Windows performance counters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="metric">The metric to register.</param>
public void RegisterMetric(MetricBase metric)
{
if (registeredMetrics.ContainsKey(metric.GetType()) == true)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Metric of type '" + metric.GetType().Name + "' has already been registered.", "metric");
}
registeredMetrics.Add(metric.GetType(), metric);
RegisterPerformanceCounter(metric.Name);
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Method: RegisterMetric
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Registers the specified metric to be written to the Windows performance counters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="metric">The metric to register.</param>
public void RegisterMetric(MetricBase metric)
{
loggerImplementation.RegisterMetric(metric);
}