public class

ThreadUtil

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.pnfsoftware.jeb.util.ThreadUtil

Class Overview

Collection of thread utility static methods.

Summary

Public Constructors
ThreadUtil()
Public Methods
static Thread create(Runnable r)
Create a daemon thread.
static boolean monitor(Thread t, IMonitorInfoProvider provider)
Monitor a running thread, and attempt to terminate it after a dynamic timeout has elapsed.
static Thread start(Runnable r)
Create and start a new daemon thread.
static boolean stop(Thread t)
Gracefully stop a running thread.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public ThreadUtil ()

Public Methods

public static Thread create (Runnable r)

Create a daemon thread. The thread is not started.

Parameters
r the runnable
Returns
  • the new thread

public static boolean monitor (Thread t, IMonitorInfoProvider provider)

Monitor a running thread, and attempt to terminate it after a dynamic timeout has elapsed. This method is blocking.

Parameters
t the running thread
provider information for the monitor (timeout, probingPeriod, etc.)
Returns
  • true if the thread has ended successfully (may have ended because it completed, may have ended because it processed the interruption); unless something bad happens (eg, the monitor is interrupted), this method should always return true

public static Thread start (Runnable r)

Create and start a new daemon thread.

Parameters
r the runnable
Returns
  • the running thread

public static boolean stop (Thread t)

Gracefully stop a running thread. This method is blocking.

Parameters
t the running thread
Returns
  • true if the thread was stopped successfully