fr.esrf.tangoatk.core
Class Refresher

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      fr.esrf.tangoatk.core.Refresher

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Runnable

public class Refresher
extends java.lang.Thread
implements java.io.Serializable

ARefresher is used as a base class to implement refreshers of IRefreshees. Refreshers are Threads which calls the IEntityCollections refresh method.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

protected static java.lang.ThreadGroup	refreshers
boolean	running
boolean	stop

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Refresher()

Refresher(java.lang.String s)

Method Summary

java.lang.Thread	addRefreshee(IRefreshee e) addRefreshee is used by the refreshee to add itself to the ARefresher.
IRefreshee	getRefreshee()
long	getRefreshInterval()
java.lang.String	getVersion()
boolean	isRunning()
boolean	isSynchronizedPeriod() To know wheather the period is resynchronized or not
boolean	isTraceUnexpected() To know wheather unexpected exceptions are traced or not
void	run()
void	setRefreshee(IRefreshee refreshee)
void	setRefreshInterval(long milliSeconds)
void	setSynchronizedPeriod(boolean synchronizedP) To synchronize or not the refreshing period.
void	setTraceUnexpected(boolean trace) To trace or not unexpected Exceptions.
void	start()
void	stopRunning()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

stop

public boolean stop

running

public boolean running

refreshers

protected static java.lang.ThreadGroup refreshers

Constructor Detail

Refresher

public Refresher()

Refresher

public Refresher(java.lang.String s)

Method Detail

setRefreshInterval

public void setRefreshInterval(long milliSeconds)

getRefreshInterval

public long getRefreshInterval()

start

public void start()

Overrides:

start in class java.lang.Thread

stopRunning

public void stopRunning()

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()

run

public void run()

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

addRefreshee

public java.lang.Thread addRefreshee(IRefreshee e)

addRefreshee is used by the refreshee to add itself to the ARefresher. This method returns its Thread so that the IRefreshee implementator can write refrehser.addRefreshee(this).start();

Parameters:

e - an IRefreshee value

Returns:

a Thread value

getVersion

public java.lang.String getVersion()

setSynchronizedPeriod

public void setSynchronizedPeriod(boolean synchronizedP)

To synchronize or not the refreshing period.

Parameters:

synchronizedP - 21 dec. 2005

isSynchronizedPeriod

public boolean isSynchronizedPeriod()

To know wheather the period is resynchronized or not

Returns:

21 dec. 2005

setTraceUnexpected

public void setTraceUnexpected(boolean trace)

To trace or not unexpected Exceptions.

Parameters:

synchronizedP - 21 dec. 2005

isTraceUnexpected

public boolean isTraceUnexpected()

To know wheather unexpected exceptions are traced or not

Returns:

21 dec. 2005

getRefreshee

public IRefreshee getRefreshee()

setRefreshee

public void setRefreshee(IRefreshee refreshee)