jadex.util.concurrent
Class TimerService

java.lang.Object
  jadex.util.concurrent.Executor
      jadex.util.concurrent.TimerService

All Implemented Interfaces:

ITimerService, Runnable

public class TimerService
extends Executor
implements ITimerService

Active timing object for standalone platform. Calls timed object as requested.

Constructor Summary

TimerService()
Create a new timer.

Method Summary

void	addEntry(ITimedObject to, long time) Add a timing entry.
boolean	code() The code to run on the timer thread.
void	execute() Make sure a thread is executing the code.
void	removeEntry(ITimedObject to) Remove a timing entry.
void	shutdown() Shutdown the executor.

Methods inherited from class jadex.util.concurrent.Executor

resume, run, suspend

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TimerService

public TimerService()

Create a new timer.

Method Detail

addEntry

public void addEntry(ITimedObject to,
                     long time)

Add a timing entry.

Specified by:

addEntry in interface ITimerService

Parameters:

to - The timed object to notify.

time - The absolute wakeup time.

removeEntry

public void removeEntry(ITimedObject to)

Remove a timing entry.

Specified by:

removeEntry in interface ITimerService

Parameters:

to - The object to notify.

code

public boolean code()

The code to run on the timer thread.

Returns:

True, when execution should continue.

execute

public void execute()

Make sure a thread is executing the code. Notify thread to resume execution when entry is added while thread is waiting.

Overrides:

execute in class Executor

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Shutdown the executor.

Specified by:

shutdown in interface ITimerService

Overrides:

shutdown in class Executor