Trace Method Execution

Since AndroidAnnotations 2.2

The @Trace annotation allows you to trace the execution of a method by writing log entries.

The method must not be private.

Usage examples:

@Trace
void doWork() {
    // ... Do Work ...
}

@Trace
boolean doMoreWork(String someString) {
    // ... Do more Work ...
}

Will generate the following log entries for doWork():

I/TracedMethodActivity(  302): Entering [void doWork() ]
I/TracedMethodActivity(  302): Exiting [void doWork() ], duration in ms: 1002

And this log entries for doMoreWork():

Since AndroidAnnotations 3.1

I/TracedMethodActivity(  302): Entering [boolean doMoreWork(someString = Hello World)]
I/TracedMethodActivity(  302): Exiting [boolean doMoreWork(String) returning: true], duration in ms: 651

Customization

Since AndroidAnnotations 2.2 You can also specify the tag and the level of the log message:

@Trace(tag="CustomTag", level=Log.WARN)
void doWork() {
    // ... Do Work ...
}

W/CustomTag(  533): Entering [void doWork() ]
W/CustomTag(  533): Exiting [void doWork() ], duration in ms: 1001

You can disable @Trace related code at compile by passing an option to the annotation processor when javac is invoked : javac -Atrace=false ...

It can also be added in Eclipse as an annotation processor parameter, in Project Properties > Java Compiler > Annotation Processing > Processor options > New with key trace and value false.

You can read more information here about how to customize annotation processing in other IDEs and build tools.