Class DaemonFactory

java.lang.Object
org.simpleframework.common.thread.DaemonFactory
All Implemented Interfaces:
ThreadFactory
public class DaemonFactory extends Object implements 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 Details

    • 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(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 Details

    • newThread

      public Thread newThread(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 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 Thread newThread(Runnable task, 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