HeapDumper

HeapDumper

import com.sun.management.HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean;

import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
import javax.management.MBeanServer;

public class HeapDumper {
    // This is the name of the HotSpot Diagnostic MBean
    private static final String HOTSPOT_BEAN_NAME = "com.sun.management:type=HotSpotDiagnostic";

    // field to store the hotspot diagnostic MBean
    private static volatile HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean hotspotMBean;

    public static void dumpHeap(String fileName, boolean live) {
        // initialize hotspot diagnostic MBean
        initHotspotMBean();
        try {
            hotspotMBean.dumpHeap(fileName, live);
        }
        catch(RuntimeException re) {
            throw re;
        }
        catch(Exception exp) {
            throw new RuntimeException(exp);
        }
    }

    // initialize the hotspot diagnostic MBean field
    private static void initHotspotMBean() {
        if (hotspotMBean == null) {
            synchronized (HeapDumper.class) {
                if (hotspotMBean == null) {
                    hotspotMBean = getHotspotMBean();
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // get the hotspot diagnostic MBean from the
    // platform MBean server
    private static HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean getHotspotMBean() {
        try {
            MBeanServer server = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
            HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean bean =
              ManagementFactory.newPlatformMXBeanProxy(server,
                HOTSPOT_BEAN_NAME, HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class);
            return bean;
        }
        catch(RuntimeException re) {
            throw re;
        }
        catch(Exception exp) {
            throw new RuntimeException(exp);
        }
    }

}