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22 /*
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28 package org.opensolaris.os.dtrace;
29 
30 import java.util.*;
31 
32 /**
33  * A value generated by the DTrace {@code stack()}, {@code ustack()}, or
34  * {@code jstack()} action.
35  *
36  * @author Tom Erickson
37  */
38 public interface StackValueRecord extends ValueRecord {
39     /**
40      * Gets a copy of this record's stack frames, or an empty array if
41      * this record's raw stack data was not converted to human-readable
42      * stack frames by DTrace.  Raw stack data is not converted (i.e.
43      * human-readable stack frames are omitted) whenever a {@code
44      * printa()} format string is specified without including the {@code
45      * %k} placeholder for the stack value represented by this record.
46      * (The {@code stack()}, {@code ustack()}, and {@code jstack()}
47      * actions are all usable as members of an aggregation tuple.)  See
48      * the <a
49      * href=http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223/6mlkidli3?a=view>
50      * <b>{@code printa()}</b></a> section of the <b>Output
51      * Formatting</b> chapter of the <i>Solaris Dynamic Tracing
52      * Guide</i> for details about {@code printa()} format strings.
53      * Human-readable stack frames are generated by default if {@code
54      * printa()} is called without specifying a format string, or when
55      * using {@link Consumer#getAggregate()} as an alternative to {@code
56      * printa()}.  They are also generated when {@code stack()}, {@code
57      * ustack()}, or {@code jstack()} is used as a stand-alone action
58      * outside of an aggregation tuple.
59      * <p>
60      * The returned array is a copy and modifying it has no effect on
61      * this record.  Elements of the returned array are not {@code
62      * null}.
63      *
64      * @return a non-null, possibly empty array of this record's
65      * human-readable stack frames, none of which are {@code null}
66      */
67     public StackFrame[] getStackFrames();
68 
69     /**
70      * Gets the native DTrace representation of this record's stack as
71      * an array of raw bytes.  The raw bytes are needed to distinguish
72      * stacks that have the same string representation but are
73      * considered distinct by DTrace.  Duplicate stacks (stacks with the
74      * same human-readable stack frames) can have distinct raw stack
75      * data when program text is relocated.
76      * <p>
77      * Implementations of this interface use raw stack data to compute
78      * {@link Object#equals(Object o) equals()} and {@link
79      * Object#hashCode() hashCode()}.  If the stack belongs to a user
80      * process, the raw bytes include the process ID.
81      *
82      * @return the native DTrace library's internal representation of
83      * this record's stack as a non-null array of bytes
84      */
85     public byte[] getRawStackData();
86 
87     /**
88      * Gets the raw bytes used to represent this record's stack value in
89      * the native DTrace library.
90      *
91      * @return {@link #getRawStackData()}
92      */
93     public Object getValue();
94 
95     /**
96      * Gets a read-only {@code List} view of this record's stack frames.
97      * The returned list implements {@link java.util.RandomAccess}.  It
98      * is empty if {@link #getStackFrames()} returns an empty array.
99      *
100      * @return non-null, unmodifiable {@code List} view of this record's
101      * stack frames
102      */
103     public List <StackFrame> asList();
104 }
105