public  void create() 
{
      log.warn("\n" +
         "----------------------------------------------------------------------\n" +
         "Deprecated MetricsInterceptor activated for bean: '" + beanName + "'\n" +
         "Invocation metrics will be published in JMS Topic: 'topic/metrics'\n" +
         "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
         );
      // looks like create() is called after setContainer().
      // wonder if container method callback order is documented somewhere, it should be..
      publisher = new Thread(new Publisher());
      publisher.setName("Metrics Publisher Thread for " + beanName);
      publisher.setDaemon(true);
      publisher.start();
}

Starts the JMS publisher thread.

 public  void destroy() 
{
      publisher.interrupt();
}

Kills the publisher thread.

 public Object invoke(Invocation mi) throws Exception 
{
      long begin = System.currentTimeMillis();
      try
      {
         return super.invoke(mi);
      }
      finally
      {
         if (mi.getMethod() != null && publisher.isAlive())
         {
            addEntry(mi, begin, System.currentTimeMillis());
         }
      }
}

 public Object invokeHome(Invocation mi) throws Exception 
{
      long begin = System.currentTimeMillis();
      try
      {
         return super.invokeHome(mi);
      }
      finally
      {
         if (mi.getMethod() != null && publisher.isAlive())
         {
            addEntry(mi, begin, System.currentTimeMillis());
         }
      }
}

 public  void setContainer(Container container) 
{
   // Public --------------------------------------------------------
      super.setContainer(container);
      if (container != null)
      {
         applicationName = container.getEjbModule().getName();
         beanName = container.getBeanMetaData().getJndiName();
      }
}

Stores the container reference and the application and bean JNDI names.