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

As the other answer stated, you have to have something in the application to listen for your instantiated classes and check them for the @Timed annotation.

If you're using Guice, you could use: https://github.com/palominolabs/metrics-guice