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        /// <summary>
        ///     Returns true if the counter is registered for this category on a particular machine.
        /// </summary>
        public static bool CounterExists(string counterName, string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            if (counterName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(counterName));
            }

            if (categoryName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(categoryName));
            }

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.InvalidParameter, nameof(categoryName), categoryName), nameof(categoryName));
            }

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.InvalidParameter, nameof(machineName), machineName), nameof(machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            return(PerformanceCounterLib.CounterExists(machineName, categoryName, counterName));
        }
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        private static void DeleteCategory(string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            CheckValidCategory(categoryName);

            if (machineName != "." && String.Compare(machineName, PerformanceCounterLib.ComputerName, true, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) != 0)
            {
                throw new NotSupportedException(SR.GetString(SR.RemoteCounterAdmin));
            }

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Administer, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

            Mutex mutex = SharedUtils.EnterMutex(perfMutexName);

            try {
                if (!PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName))
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CantDeleteCategory));
                }

                PerformanceCounterLib.UnregisterCategory(machineName, categoryName);
            }
            finally {
                mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                mutex.Close();
            }
        }
        // Will cause an update, raw value
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Obtains a counter sample and returns the raw value for it.
        /// </devdoc>
        public CounterSample NextSample()
        {
            string currentCategoryName = categoryName;
            string currentMachineName  = machineName;

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            Initialize();
            CategorySample          categorySample = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategorySample(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
            CounterDefinitionSample counterSample  = categorySample.GetCounterDefinitionSample(this.counterName);

            this.counterType = counterSample.CounterType;
            if (!categorySample.IsMultiInstance)
            {
                if (instanceName != null && instanceName.Length != 0)
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceNameProhibited, this.instanceName));
                }

                return(counterSample.GetSingleValue());
            }
            else
            {
                if (instanceName == null || instanceName.Length == 0)
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceNameRequired));
                }

                return(counterSample.GetInstanceValue(this.instanceName));
            }
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns true if the category is registered in the machine.
        /// </devdoc>
        public static bool Exists(string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            if (categoryName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("categoryName");
            }

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "categoryName", categoryName));
            }

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            if (PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName))
            {
                return(true);
            }

            return(PerformanceCounterLib.CategoryExists(machineName, categoryName));
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Frees all the resources allocated for all performance
        ///     counters, frees File Mapping used by extensible counters,
        ///     unloads dll's used to read counters.
        /// </devdoc>
        public static void CloseSharedResources()
        {
            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, ".", "*");

            permission.Demand();
            PerformanceCounterLib.CloseAllLibraries();
        }
Esempio n. 6
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        protected virtual bool UserHasAccessRights(string catagory)
        {
            PerformanceCounterPermission permissions = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Write, ".", catagory);
            permissions.Demand();

            if (!PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(catagory, "."))
                return false;
            
            return true;
        }
Esempio n. 7
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        /// <include file='doc\PerformanceCounter.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="PerformanceCounter.Initialize"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Intializes required resources
        /// </devdoc>
        private void Initialize()
        {
            if (!initialized && !DesignMode)
            {
                lock (this) {
                    if (!initialized)
                    {
                        if (this.categoryName == String.Empty)
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CategoryNameMissing));
                        }
                        if (this.counterName == String.Empty)
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterNameMissing));
                        }

                        if (this.ReadOnly)
                        {
                            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(
                                PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Browse, this.machineName, this.categoryName);

                            permission.Demand();

                            if (!PerformanceCounterLib.CounterExists(machineName, categoryName, counterName))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterExists, categoryName, counterName));
                            }

                            this.initialized = true;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Instrument, this.machineName, this.categoryName);
                            permission.Demand();

                            if (this.machineName != "." && String.Compare(this.machineName, PerformanceCounterLib.ComputerName, true, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) != 0)
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.RemoteWriting));
                            }

                            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

                            if (!PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.NotCustomCounter));
                            }

                            this.sharedCounter = new SharedPerformanceCounter(categoryName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), counterName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), instanceName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                            this.initialized   = true;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Creates a PerformanceCounterCategory object for given category.
        ///     Uses the given machine name.
        /// </devdoc>
        public PerformanceCounterCategory(string categoryName, string machineName) {
            if (categoryName == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("categoryName");

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "categoryName", categoryName));

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);
            permission.Demand();

            this.categoryName = categoryName;
            this.machineName = machineName;
         }
        public static PerformanceCounterCategory Create(string categoryName, string categoryHelp, PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType, CounterCreationDataCollection counterData)
        {
            if (categoryType < PerformanceCounterCategoryType.Unknown || categoryType > PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance)
            {
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("categoryType");
            }
            if (counterData == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("counterData");
            }

            CheckValidCategory(categoryName);
            if (categoryHelp != null)
            {
                // null categoryHelp is a valid option - it gets set to "Help Not Available" later on.
                CheckValidHelp(categoryHelp);
            }
            string machineName = ".";

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Administer, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

            Mutex mutex = null;

            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
            try {
                SharedUtils.EnterMutex(perfMutexName, ref mutex);
                if (PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName) || PerformanceCounterLib.CategoryExists(machineName, categoryName))
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.PerformanceCategoryExists, categoryName));
                }

                CheckValidCounterLayout(counterData);
                PerformanceCounterLib.RegisterCategory(categoryName, categoryType, categoryHelp, counterData);
                return(new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName, machineName));
            }
            finally {
                if (mutex != null)
                {
                    mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                    mutex.Close();
                }
            }
        }
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        /// <include file='doc\PerformanceCounterCategory.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="PerformanceCounterCategory.GetCounterInstances"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns the instance names for a given category
        /// </devdoc>
        /// <internalonly/>
        internal static string[] GetCounterInstances(string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            if (categoryName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("categoryName");
            }

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "categoryName", categoryName));
            }

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Browse, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            CategorySample categorySample = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategorySample(machineName, categoryName);

            try {
                if (categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Count == 0)
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.NoInstanceInformation, categoryName));
                }

                string[] instanceNames = new string[categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Count];
                categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Keys.CopyTo(instanceNames, 0);
                if (instanceNames.Length == 1 && instanceNames[0].CompareTo(PerformanceCounterLib.SingleInstanceName) == 0)
                {
                    return(new string[0]);
                }

                return(instanceNames);
            }
            finally {
                categorySample.Dispose();
            }
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns an array of performance counter categories for a particular machine.
        /// </devdoc>
        public static PerformanceCounterCategory[] GetCategories(string machineName)
        {
            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, "*");

            permission.Demand();

            string[] categoryNames = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategories(machineName);
            PerformanceCounterCategory[] categories = new PerformanceCounterCategory[categoryNames.Length];
            for (int index = 0; index < categories.Length; index++)
            {
                categories[index] = new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryNames[index], machineName);
            }

            return(categories);
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns the instance names for a given category
        /// </devdoc>
        /// <internalonly/>
        internal static string[] GetCounterInstances(string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            CategorySample categorySample = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategorySample(machineName, categoryName);

            if (categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Count == 0)
            {
                return(new string[0]);
            }

            string[] instanceNames = new string[categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Count];
            categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Keys.CopyTo(instanceNames, 0);
            if (instanceNames.Length == 1 && instanceNames[0].CompareTo(PerformanceCounterLib.SingleInstanceName) == 0)
            {
                return(new string[0]);
            }

            return(instanceNames);
        }
        public static void Delete(string categoryName)
        {
            CheckValidCategory(categoryName);
            string machineName = ".";

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Administer, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

            categoryName = categoryName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

            Mutex mutex = null;

            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
            try {
                SharedUtils.EnterMutex(perfMutexName, ref mutex);
                if (!PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName))
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CantDeleteCategory));
                }

                SharedPerformanceCounter.RemoveAllInstances(categoryName);

                PerformanceCounterLib.UnregisterCategory(categoryName);
                PerformanceCounterLib.CloseAllLibraries();
            }
            finally {
                if (mutex != null)
                {
                    mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                    mutex.Close();
                }
            }
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Creates a PerformanceCounterCategory object for given category.
        ///     Uses the given machine name.
        /// </devdoc>
        public PerformanceCounterCategory(string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            if (categoryName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("categoryName");
            }

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "categoryName", categoryName));
            }

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            this.categoryName = categoryName;
            this.machineName  = machineName;
        }
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        /// <summary>
        ///     Creates a PerformanceCounterCategory object for given category.
        ///     Uses the given machine name.
        /// </summary>
        public PerformanceCounterCategory(string categoryName, string machineName)
        {
            if (categoryName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(categoryName));
            }

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.InvalidParameter, nameof(categoryName), categoryName), nameof(categoryName));
            }

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.InvalidParameter, nameof(machineName), machineName), nameof(machineName));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            _categoryName = categoryName;
            _machineName  = machineName;
        }
Esempio n. 16
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        internal static PerformanceCounterCategory Create(string categoryName, string categoryHelp, CounterCreationDataCollection counterData, string machineName, string localizedIniFilePath)
        {
            CheckValidCategory(categoryName);

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));
            }

            if (machineName != "." && String.Compare(machineName, PerformanceCounterLib.ComputerName, true, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) != 0)
            {
                throw new NotSupportedException(SR.GetString(SR.RemoteCounterAdmin));
            }

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Administer, machineName, categoryName);

            permission.Demand();

            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

            Mutex mutex = SharedUtils.EnterMutex(perfMutexName);

            try {
                if (PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName) || PerformanceCounterLib.CategoryExists(machineName, categoryName))
                {
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.PerformanceCategoryExists));
                }

                // Ensure that there are no duplicate counter names being created
                Hashtable h = new Hashtable();
                for (int i = 0; i < counterData.Count; i++)
                {
                    // Ensure that all counter help strings aren't null or empty
                    if (counterData[i].CounterName == null || counterData[i].CounterName.Length == 0)
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidCounterName));
                    }

                    int currentSampleType = (int)counterData[i].CounterType;
                    if ((currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_AVERAGE_BULK) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_QUEUELEN_TYPE) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_LARGE_QUEUELEN_TYPE) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_100NSEC_MULTI_TIMER) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_100NSEC_MULTI_TIMER_INV) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_MULTI_TIMER) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_MULTI_TIMER_INV) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_RAW_FRACTION) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_SAMPLE_FRACTION) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_SAMPLE_COUNTER) ||
                        (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_AVERAGE_TIMER))
                    {
                        if (counterData.Count <= (i + 1))
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterLayout));
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            currentSampleType = (int)counterData[i + 1].CounterType;


                            if (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_AVERAGE_BASE &&
                                currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_MULTI_BASE &&
                                currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_RAW_BASE &&
                                currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_SAMPLE_BASE)
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterLayout));
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else if (currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_AVERAGE_BASE ||
                             currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_MULTI_BASE ||
                             currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_RAW_BASE ||
                             currentSampleType == NativeMethods.PERF_SAMPLE_BASE)
                    {
                        if (i == 0)
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterLayout));
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            currentSampleType = (int)counterData[i - 1].CounterType;

                            if (
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_AVERAGE_BULK) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_QUEUELEN_TYPE) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_LARGE_QUEUELEN_TYPE) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_100NSEC_MULTI_TIMER) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_100NSEC_MULTI_TIMER_INV) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_MULTI_TIMER) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_COUNTER_MULTI_TIMER_INV) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_RAW_FRACTION) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_SAMPLE_FRACTION) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_SAMPLE_COUNTER) &&
                                (currentSampleType != NativeMethods.PERF_AVERAGE_TIMER))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterLayout));
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    if (h.ContainsKey(counterData[i].CounterName))
                    {
                        throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.DuplicateCounterName, counterData[i].CounterName));
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        h.Add(counterData[i].CounterName, String.Empty);

                        // Ensure that all counter help strings aren't null or empty
                        if (counterData[i].CounterHelp == null || counterData[i].CounterHelp.Length == 0)
                        {
                            counterData[i].CounterHelp = counterData[i].CounterName + " help";
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (localizedIniFilePath == null)
                {
                    PerformanceCounterLib.RegisterCategory(machineName, categoryName, categoryHelp, counterData);
                }
                else
                {
                    PerformanceCounterLib.RegisterCategory(machineName, categoryName, categoryHelp, counterData, localizedIniFilePath);
                }

                return(new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName, machineName));
            }
            finally {
                mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                mutex.Close();
            }
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns an array of performance counter categories for a particular machine.
        /// </devdoc>
        public static PerformanceCounterCategory[] GetCategories(string machineName) {
            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
                    throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, "*");
            permission.Demand();

            string[] categoryNames = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategories(machineName);
            PerformanceCounterCategory[] categories = new PerformanceCounterCategory[categoryNames.Length];
            for (int index = 0; index < categories.Length; index++)
                categories[index] = new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryNames[index], machineName);

            return categories;
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns the instance names for a given category
        /// </devdoc>
        /// <internalonly/>
        internal static string[] GetCounterInstances(string categoryName, string machineName) {
            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, machineName, categoryName);
            permission.Demand();

            CategorySample categorySample = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategorySample(machineName, categoryName);
            if (categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Count == 0)
                return new string[0];

            string[] instanceNames = new string[categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Count];
            categorySample.InstanceNameTable.Keys.CopyTo(instanceNames, 0);
            if (instanceNames.Length == 1 && instanceNames[0].CompareTo(PerformanceCounterLib.SingleInstanceName) == 0)
                return new string[0];

            return instanceNames;
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Returns true if the category is registered in the machine.
        /// </devdoc>
        public static bool Exists(string categoryName, string machineName) {
            if (categoryName == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("categoryName");

            if (categoryName.Length == 0)
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "categoryName", categoryName));

            if (!SyntaxCheck.CheckMachineName(machineName))
                    throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetString(SR.InvalidParameter, "machineName", machineName));

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read,  machineName, categoryName);
            permission.Demand();

            if (PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName , categoryName))
                return true;

            return PerformanceCounterLib.CategoryExists(machineName , categoryName);
        }
        public static void Delete(string categoryName) {
            CheckValidCategory(categoryName);
            string machineName = ".";

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Administer,  machineName, categoryName);
            permission.Demand();

            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

            categoryName = categoryName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

            Mutex mutex = null;
            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
            try {
                SharedUtils.EnterMutex(perfMutexName, ref mutex);
                if (!PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName))
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CantDeleteCategory));

                SharedPerformanceCounter.RemoveAllInstances(categoryName);
                
                PerformanceCounterLib.UnregisterCategory(categoryName);
                PerformanceCounterLib.CloseAllLibraries();
            }
            finally {
                if (mutex != null) {
                    mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                    mutex.Close();
                }
            }

        }
        public static PerformanceCounterCategory Create(string categoryName, string categoryHelp, PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType, CounterCreationDataCollection counterData) {
            if (categoryType < PerformanceCounterCategoryType.Unknown || categoryType > PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("categoryType");
            if (counterData == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("counterData");

            CheckValidCategory(categoryName);
            if (categoryHelp != null) {
                // null categoryHelp is a valid option - it gets set to "Help Not Available" later on.
                CheckValidHelp(categoryHelp);
            }
            string machineName = ".";

            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Administer,  machineName, categoryName);
            permission.Demand();

            SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

            Mutex mutex = null;
            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
            try {
                SharedUtils.EnterMutex(perfMutexName, ref mutex);
                if (PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(machineName, categoryName) || PerformanceCounterLib.CategoryExists(machineName , categoryName))
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.PerformanceCategoryExists, categoryName));

                CheckValidCounterLayout(counterData);
                PerformanceCounterLib.RegisterCategory(categoryName, categoryType, categoryHelp, counterData);
                return new PerformanceCounterCategory(categoryName, machineName);
            }
            finally {
                if (mutex != null) {
                    mutex.ReleaseMutex();
                    mutex.Close();
                }
            }
        }
 /// <devdoc>
 ///     Frees all the resources allocated for all performance
 ///     counters, frees File Mapping used by extensible counters,
 ///     unloads dll's used to read counters.
 /// </devdoc>
 public static void CloseSharedResources() {
     PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, ".", "*");
     permission.Demand();
     PerformanceCounterLib.CloseAllLibraries();
 }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Intializes required resources
        /// </devdoc>
        //[ReliabilityContract(Consistency.WillNotCorruptState, Cer.MayFail)]
        private void InitializeImpl() {
            bool tookLock = false;
            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
            try {
                Monitor.Enter(InstanceLockObject, ref tookLock);

                if (!initialized) {
                    string currentCategoryName = categoryName;
                    string currentMachineName = machineName;

                    if (currentCategoryName == String.Empty)
                        throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CategoryNameMissing));
                    if (this.counterName == String.Empty)
                        throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterNameMissing));

                    if (this.ReadOnly) {
                        PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);

                        permission.Demand();

                        if (!PerformanceCounterLib.CounterExists(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName, counterName))
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterExists, currentCategoryName, counterName));

                        PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategoryType(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
                        if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance) {
                            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.MultiInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                        } else if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance) {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.SingleInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                        }

                        if (instanceLifetime != PerformanceCounterInstanceLifetime.Global)
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceLifetimeProcessonReadOnly));

                        this.initialized = true;
                    } else {
                        PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Write, currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
                        permission.Demand();

                        if (currentMachineName != "." && String.Compare(currentMachineName, PerformanceCounterLib.ComputerName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != 0)
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.RemoteWriting));

                        SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

                        if (!PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName))
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.NotCustomCounter));

                        // check category type
                        PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategoryType(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
                        if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance) {
                            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.MultiInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                        } else if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance) {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.SingleInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                        }

                        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName) && InstanceLifetime == PerformanceCounterInstanceLifetime.Process)
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceLifetimeProcessforSingleInstance));

                        this.sharedCounter = new SharedPerformanceCounter(currentCategoryName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), counterName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), instanceName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), instanceLifetime);
                        this.initialized = true;
                    }
                }
            } finally {
                if (tookLock)
                    Monitor.Exit(InstanceLockObject);
            }

        }
         // Will cause an update, raw value
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Obtains a counter sample and returns the raw value for it.
        /// </devdoc>
        public CounterSample NextSample() {
            string currentCategoryName = categoryName;
            string currentMachineName = machineName;
             
            PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
            permission.Demand();

            Initialize();
            CategorySample categorySample = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategorySample(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
            CounterDefinitionSample counterSample = categorySample.GetCounterDefinitionSample(this.counterName);
            this.counterType = counterSample.CounterType;
            if (!categorySample.IsMultiInstance) {
                if (instanceName != null && instanceName.Length != 0)
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceNameProhibited, this.instanceName));

                return counterSample.GetSingleValue();
            }
            else {
                if (instanceName == null || instanceName.Length == 0)
                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceNameRequired));

                return counterSample.GetInstanceValue(this.instanceName);
            }
        }
        /// <devdoc>
        ///     Intializes required resources
        /// </devdoc>
        //[ReliabilityContract(Consistency.WillNotCorruptState, Cer.MayFail)]
        private void InitializeImpl()
        {
            bool tookLock = false;

            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareConstrainedRegions();
            try {
                Monitor.Enter(InstanceLockObject, ref tookLock);

                if (!initialized)
                {
                    string currentCategoryName = categoryName;
                    string currentMachineName  = machineName;

                    if (currentCategoryName == String.Empty)
                    {
                        throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CategoryNameMissing));
                    }
                    if (this.counterName == String.Empty)
                    {
                        throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterNameMissing));
                    }

                    if (this.ReadOnly)
                    {
                        PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Read, currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);

                        permission.Demand();

                        if (!PerformanceCounterLib.CounterExists(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName, counterName))
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.CounterExists, currentCategoryName, counterName));
                        }

                        PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategoryType(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
                        if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance)
                        {
                            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.MultiInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                            }
                        }
                        else if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance)
                        {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.SingleInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                            }
                        }

                        if (instanceLifetime != PerformanceCounterInstanceLifetime.Global)
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceLifetimeProcessonReadOnly));
                        }

                        this.initialized = true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        PerformanceCounterPermission permission = new PerformanceCounterPermission(PerformanceCounterPermissionAccess.Write, currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
                        permission.Demand();

                        if (currentMachineName != "." && String.Compare(currentMachineName, PerformanceCounterLib.ComputerName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != 0)
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.RemoteWriting));
                        }

                        SharedUtils.CheckNtEnvironment();

                        if (!PerformanceCounterLib.IsCustomCategory(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName))
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.NotCustomCounter));
                        }

                        // check category type
                        PerformanceCounterCategoryType categoryType = PerformanceCounterLib.GetCategoryType(currentMachineName, currentCategoryName);
                        if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance)
                        {
                            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.MultiInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                            }
                        }
                        else if (categoryType == PerformanceCounterCategoryType.SingleInstance)
                        {
                            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName))
                            {
                                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.SingleInstanceOnly, currentCategoryName));
                            }
                        }

                        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(instanceName) && InstanceLifetime == PerformanceCounterInstanceLifetime.Process)
                        {
                            throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetString(SR.InstanceLifetimeProcessforSingleInstance));
                        }

                        this.sharedCounter = new SharedPerformanceCounter(currentCategoryName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), counterName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), instanceName.ToLower(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), instanceLifetime);
                        this.initialized   = true;
                    }
                }
            } finally {
                if (tookLock)
                {
                    Monitor.Exit(InstanceLockObject);
                }
            }
        }