Codahale Metrics: using @Timed metrics annotation in plain Java

Question

I am trying to add metrics to a plain Java application using codahale metrics. I\'d like to use the @Timed annotation, but it is unclear to me which MetricRegistry it uses,

Answer 1

Use the built-in MetricRegistry accessed from the bootstrap parameter in the initialize method of your application class.

@Override
public void initialize(final Bootstrap bootstrap) {
    final JmxReporter reporter = JmxReporter.forRegistry(bootstrap.getMetricRegistry()).build();
    reporter.start();
}