org.jwarp.service.cache
Class CacheUpdateThread

java.lang.Object
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        +--org.jwarp.service.cache.CacheUpdateThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class CacheUpdateThread

extends java.lang.Thread

This is the updating thread for the cache utility class. For each cache instance one such thread is intitialised and started. Its task is to call the caches update method from time to time. The updating interval is defined by long representing ms.

Field Summary

(package private) boolean

running The running variable.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

inheritableThreadLocals, MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY, threadLocals

Constructor Summary

CacheUpdateThread(ICache cache, long updateInterval)
Constructs a new update thread for the given cachen using the update interval passed.

Method Summary

long	getUpdateIntervall() Returns the update interval in ms
void	run() Overwritten thread method who does actually the work.
void	setUpdateIntervall(long millis) Sets the update interval
void	stopRunning() Stop this thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

, activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

running

boolean running

The running variable. If this is set to false then the update thread will stop working.

Constructor Detail

CacheUpdateThread

public CacheUpdateThread(ICache cache,
                         long updateInterval)

Constructs a new update thread for the given cachen using the update interval passed.

Parameters:

cache - The cache to be updated.

updateInterval - The update interval in ms

Method Detail

getUpdateIntervall

public long getUpdateIntervall()

Returns the update interval in ms

Returns:

The update interval

setUpdateIntervall

public void setUpdateIntervall(long millis)

Sets the update interval

Parameters:

millis - The update interval in ms

run

public void run()

Overwritten thread method who does actually the work. Most of the time this method is just sleeping. If woken up the caches update method is called.

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

stopRunning

public void stopRunning()

Stop this thread.