org.oddjob.util
Interface ThreadManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleThreadManager

public interface ThreadManager

The thread manager keeps track of active threads. It can be used to ensure that all threads are complete before a job terminates.

Method Summary

String[]	activeDescriptions() Return a array of the descriptions of all active threads.
void	close() Close the ThreadManager and free resource.
void	run(Runnable runnable, String description) Run a job with the default ClassLoader

Method Detail

run

void run(Runnable runnable,
         String description)

Run a job with the default ClassLoader

Parameters:

runnable - The job.

description - The description.

activeDescriptions

String[] activeDescriptions()

Return a array of the descriptions of all active threads. The description of the thread making the request is excluded. This is because method is used to see if a server can stop, so a server can run a job which stops itself.

Returns:

A list of descriptions.

close

void close()

Close the ThreadManager and free resource. This may involve interrupting Threads or similar to ensure nothing is still running.