AsynchronousTextGUIThread

All Superinterfaces:: TextGUIThread

All Known Implementing Classes:: SeparateTextGUIThread

public interface AsynchronousTextGUIThread extends TextGUIThread

Extended interface of TextGUIThread for implementations that uses a separate thread for all GUI event processing and updating.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type

Interface

Description

static enum

AsynchronousTextGUIThread.State

Enum representing the states of the GUI thread life-cycle

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface TextGUIThread
TextGUIThread.ExceptionHandler
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

AsynchronousTextGUIThread.State

getState()

Returns the current status of this GUI thread

void

start()

Starts the AsynchronousTextGUIThread, typically meaning that the event processing loop will start.

void

stop()

Requests that the AsynchronousTextGUIThread stops, typically meaning that the event processing loop will exit

void

waitForStop()

Blocks until the GUI loop has stopped

void

waitForStop(long time, TimeUnit unit)

Blocks until the GUI loop has stopped

Methods inherited from interface TextGUIThread
getThread, invokeAndWait, invokeLater, processEventsAndUpdate, setExceptionHandler

Method Details
- start
  
  void start()
  
  Starts the AsynchronousTextGUIThread, typically meaning that the event processing loop will start.
- stop
  
  void stop()
  
  Requests that the AsynchronousTextGUIThread stops, typically meaning that the event processing loop will exit
- waitForStop
  
  void waitForStop() throws InterruptedException
  
  Blocks until the GUI loop has stopped
  
  Throws:
  
  InterruptedException - In case this thread was interrupted while waiting for the GUI thread to exit
- waitForStop
  
  void waitForStop(long time, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException
  
  Blocks until the GUI loop has stopped
  
  Throws:
  
  InterruptedException - In case this thread was interrupted while waiting for the GUI thread to exit
- getState
  
  AsynchronousTextGUIThread.State getState()
  
  Returns the current status of this GUI thread
  
  Returns:
  
  Current status of the GUI thread