net.obvj.agents.util

Class AgentThreadFactory

java.lang.Object

net.obvj.agents.util.AgentThreadFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ThreadFactory

public class AgentThreadFactory
extends Object
implements ThreadFactory

An object that creates new threads for SMART agents.

The threads created by this factory are identified with the runnable agent name and unique, sequential number.

The threads are also set up as non-daemon, to secure Process finalization before system shutdown.

Author:

oswaldo.bapvic.jr

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AgentThreadFactory(String agentName) Creates a new thread factory for the agent identified by the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Thread	newThread(Runnable runnable) Constructs a new Thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AgentThreadFactory

public AgentThreadFactory(String agentName)

Creates a new thread factory for the agent identified by the given name.

Parameters:

agentName - the agent name to compose new thread names; not null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified name is either null or empty

Method Detail

newThread

public Thread newThread(Runnable runnable)

Constructs a new Thread.

Specified by:

newThread in interface ThreadFactory

Parameters:

runnable - a Runnable to be executed by new thread instance

Returns:

constructed thread, or null if the request to create a thread is rejected