RFR: 8338603: DiagnosticCommandMBean operations should standardize types for parameters

[Kevin Walls]

On Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:10:07 GMT, Kevin Walls <kevinw at openjdk.org> wrote:

> DiagnosticCommandImpl should only publish parameter types in a known standard set, and use "STRING" on anything else.
> e.g. We can say "FILE" in the help output for jcmd, as that's for humans, but the MBean parameter info should contain "STRING".

Hi,
Looking for input.  We do _need_ this change, or something like it, as we have the FILE type out there in the product, and JMC does not understand it (nor would any other app).

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21040#issuecomment-2402897334