@ -1124,14 +1124,6 @@ Metrics for Jetty's javadoc:org.eclipse.jetty.server.Connector[] instances are b
[[actuator.metrics.supported.timed-annotation]]
=== @Timed Annotation Support
To enable scanning of javadoc:io.micrometer.core.annotation.Timed[format=annotation] annotations, you will need to set the configprop:management.observations.annotations.enabled[] property to `true`.
Please refer to the {url-micrometer-docs-concepts}/timers.html#_the_timed_annotation[Micrometer documentation].
@ -104,5 +104,9 @@ The next sections will provide more details about logging, metrics and traces.
[[actuator.observability.annotations]]
[[actuator.observability.annotations]]
== Micrometer Observation Annotations support
== Micrometer Observation Annotations support
To enable scanning of metrics and tracing annotations like javadoc:io.micrometer.core.annotation.Timed[format=annotation], javadoc:io.micrometer.core.annotation.Counted[format=annotation], javadoc:io.micrometer.core.aop.MeterTag[format=annotation] and javadoc:io.micrometer.tracing.annotation.NewSpan[format=annotation] annotations, you will need to set the configprop:management.observations.annotations.enabled[] property to `true`.
To enable scanning of observability annotations like javadoc:io.micrometer.observation.annotation.Observed[format=annotation], javadoc:io.micrometer.core.annotation.Timed[format=annotation], javadoc:io.micrometer.core.annotation.Counted[format=annotation], javadoc:io.micrometer.core.aop.MeterTag[format=annotation] and javadoc:io.micrometer.tracing.annotation.NewSpan[format=annotation] annotations, you need to set the configprop:management.observations.annotations.enabled[] property to `true`.
This feature is supported Micrometer directly. Please refer to the {url-micrometer-docs-concepts}/timers.html#_the_timed_annotation[Micrometer] and {url-micrometer-tracing-docs}/api.html#_aspect_oriented_programming[Micrometer Tracing] reference docs.
This feature is supported by Micrometer directly.
Please refer to the {url-micrometer-docs-concepts}/timers.html#_the_timed_annotation[Micrometer], {url-micrometer-docs-observation}/components.html#micrometer-observation-annotations[Micrometer Observation] and {url-micrometer-tracing-docs}/api.html#_aspect_oriented_programming[Micrometer Tracing] reference docs.
NOTE: When you annotate methods or classes which are already instrumented (for example xref:reference:actuator/metrics.adoc#actuator.metrics.supported.spring-data-repository[Spring Data repositories] or xref:reference:actuator/metrics.adoc#actuator.metrics.supported.spring-mvc[Spring MVC controllers]), you will get duplicate observations.
In that case you can either disable the automatic instrumentation using xref:reference:actuator/observability.adoc#actuator.observability.preventing-observations[properties] or an javadoc:io.micrometer.observation.ObservationPredicate[] and rely on your annotations, or you can remove your annotation.