Package org.simpleframework.common.thread

Class DaemonFactory

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory
    public class DaemonFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory
    The DaemonFactory object is used to build threads and prefix the thread with a type name. Prefixing the threads with the type that it represents allows the purpose of the thread to be determined and also provides better debug information.
    Author:
    Niall Gallagher

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      DaemonFactory()
      Constructor for the DaemonFactory object.
      DaemonFactory​(java.lang.Class type)
      Constructor for the DaemonFactory object.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.Thread newThread​(java.lang.Runnable task)
      This is used to create a thread from the provided runnable.
      java.lang.Thread newThread​(java.lang.Runnable task, java.lang.Class type)
      This is used to create a thread from the provided runnable.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

    • Constructor Detail

      • DaemonFactory

        public DaemonFactory()
        Constructor for the DaemonFactory object. This will provide a thread factory that names the threads based on the type of Runnable the pool executes.

      • DaemonFactory

        public DaemonFactory​(java.lang.Class type)
        Constructor for the DaemonFactory object. This will provide a thread factory that names the threads based on the type of Runnable the pool executes. Each of the threads is given a unique sequence number.
        Parameters:
        type - this is the type of runnable this will execute

    • Method Detail

      • newThread

        public java.lang.Thread newThread​(java.lang.Runnable task)
        This is used to create a thread from the provided runnable. The thread created will contain a unique name which is prefixed with the type of task it has been created to execute. This provides some detail as to what the thread should be doing.
        Specified by:
        newThread in interface java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory
        Parameters:
        task - this is the task that the thread is to execute
        Returns:
        this returns a thread that will executed the given task

      • newThread

        public java.lang.Thread newThread​(java.lang.Runnable task,
                                  java.lang.Class type)
        This is used to create a thread from the provided runnable. The thread created will contain a unique name which is prefixed with the type of task it has been created to execute. This provides some detail as to what the thread should be doing.
        Parameters:
        task - this is the task that the thread is to execute
        type - this is the type of object the thread is to execute
        Returns:
        this returns a thread that will executed the given task