JMX Module project contact jean-francois.denise@sun.com

JMX module features for NetBeans 6.0 [December 2007, release 3.0]

The module is stable and can be downloaded from NetBeans 6 FCS Update Center.

• JMX MBeans and Manager wizards.
• [NEW]Support for MXBean generation.
• Ability to update existing MBean.
• Ability to generate MBean from a Java Class.
• [NEW] Editor action to create, name and register MBean where you want in your application. This was previously enabled only for special JMXAgent generated class.
• Ability to launch JConsole.
• [NEW] JConsole properties accessible from Project Properties (tab Monitoring and Management).
• [NEW] Support for JConsole pluggins.
• Run / Debug java project  with JConsole connected to it.
• Sample application based on the Anagram Game
• Wizard to generate a JDK 1.5 or JDK 6 management properties file
• We removed JUnit test case generation. Use standard JUnit tooling to generate test case for your MBeans
• We removed JMXAgent wizard. Any class can be used to receive MBean registration code.

Known issues:

• When generating MBean from Existing Java class, the generated class constructor doesn't contain the call to super(...) that is required. A comment is generated containing the right method invocation. Just uncomment this line and the generated code will compile.(see bug 122988)
• When generating a JMX Manager, in some cases, JMXServiceURL and JMXConnectorFactory import are not generated.(see bug 123252)

Be sure to run NetBeans on top of JDK 5.0 or JDK 6.

JMX module getting started and tutorials for NetBeans 6

• [NEW] Getting started
• [NEW] Adding JMX Instrumentation to a Java Application tutorial
• [NEW] JConsole related support
• [NEW] Manager tutorial
• Detailed view of the major features

JMX Resources

• Java Management home page
• JMX Documentation for JDK 6
  
• JMX Documentation for JDK 5
  
• JMX Trail in the Java Tutorials
  
• Getting started with JMX
  
• Monitoring and Management for the JDK 6 platform
  
• Monitoring and Management for the JDK 5 platform
  
• JConsole and management FAQ for the JDK 6 platform
• JConsole and management FAQ for the JDK 5 platform
• Blog on Netbeans and JMX
  

JMX module features for NetBeans 5.5 [January 2006, release 1.0]

The module is stable and can be downloaded from NetBeans Update Center.

• JMX MBeans, Agents and Manager wizard.
• Generation of JUnit tests ready to exercise MBean attributes and
  operations.
• Ability to update existing MBean
• Ability to generate MBean from a Java Class.
• Ability to create, name and register MBean in JMX Agent
  
• Ability to launch JConsole.
• Run / Debug java project  with JConsole connected to it.
• Sample application based on the Anagram Game
• Wizard to generate a JDK 1.5 management properties file

Be sure to run NetBeans on top of JDK 5.0 or JDK 6.

JMX module getting started and tutorials for NetBeans 5

• Getting started
• Agent tutorial
• Manager tutorial

MBeans sharing area

An MBean that help visualize what is going on in AWT. Very interesting to visualize AWT events. MBean sources. MBean documentation.

JMX module QA

• The module project contains unit and functional tests.
  
• Test plan 1
  
• Test plan 2
  
• JConsole integration test plan
  

JMX UI specs [July 2005]

    Module UI specs.

    We are today working at  developing some new features:

• JMX MBean wizard extended.
• MBean to implement MBeanRegistration Interface.
  
• UI spec
• Generated code example

• Generate an MBean from a Java Class. The idea is to wrap in a StandardMBean an existing class.
  
• UI spec for generating an MBean from a Java Class
• Generated Code example
• Management Interface
• Generated MBean

• Helping manager application development. This is done thanks to a JMX Manager Wizard. Very similar and symetric to the JMX Agent. 2 panels.
  
• Panel 1: Idem JMX Agent. Labels changed to cope with client context.
• Panel 2: JMX Agent URL selection.
  

• UI spec for manager application
• Generated code example
  

• Helping JMX MBean instantiation and registration within a JMX Agent. Generate code at the end of a JMX Agent init method. This could be done also thanks to an Editor action (letting the user select where to generate the code directly in his java source.
  

• UI spec for instantiation and registration of an MBean action

• Create JUnit tests for a MBean. Contextual action that target the select MBean class java file.

• UI spec for creation of JUnit tests of an MBean action
  

• Updating existing MBean. Contextual actions that target the select java file.
  
• Add attributes to MBean that follow standard MBean design pattern.
  

• UI spec for add attributes to a standard MBean action
• Generated code example

• Add operations to MBean that follow standard MBean design pattern.
  

• UI spec for add operations to a standard MBean action
• Generated code example

• Make any MBean implements NotificationEmitter.
  
• Notification Emitter action workflow :
1. Select a Java class. MBean pattern detection. If it is an MBean which doesn't implement NotificationBroadcaster interface, then enable such action.

• UI spec for add notifications to an MBean action
• Generated code example

• Make any MBean implements MBeanRegistration.
  
1. Select a Java class. MBean pattern detection. If it is a MBean which not implements MBeanRegistration interface, then enable action.

• UI spec for implement MBeanRegistration interface to a MBean action
• Generated code example