amber.server.application
Class EventThread

java.lang.Object
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        +--amber.server.application.EventThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable

public class EventThread

extends java.lang.Thread

implements java.io.Serializable

Thread to deal with the reception of messages destined for one of the ComponentHandlers. Sits on a socket, blocking until bytes are received. Transmission is handled by the ApplicationHandler itself.

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Mark Howard, Dr. David J. Knowles

See Also:

ApplicationHandler, Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

EventThread(java.lang.ThreadGroup group, ApplicationInterface parent)
Construct the thread, with it's parent class so it may pass back messages.

Method Summary

void	addEventPacket(Packet packet) Adds an event packet for processing.
void	deactivate() This function causes the flag to be set disabling this thread.
ApplicationInterface	getParent() This function returns the parent application to which messages will be sent.
boolean	isActive() Returns whether the thread is active.
boolean	isOperating() Returns the state of the thread.
void	restart() Forces the thread to restart.
void	run() Main operating function.
void	setParent(ApplicationInterface parent) This function sets the parent application to which messages will be sent.
void	terminate() This function causes the flag to be set terminating this thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EventThread

public EventThread(java.lang.ThreadGroup group,
                   ApplicationInterface parent)

Construct the thread, with it's parent class so it may pass back messages.

Parameters:

group - ThreadGroup this thread belongs to.

parent - ApplicationInterface which is the parent of this thread.

Method Detail

addEventPacket

public void addEventPacket(Packet packet)

Adds an event packet for processing.

Parameters:

packet - Event Packet to process.

restart

public void restart()

Forces the thread to restart.

run

public void run()

Main operating function.

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

terminate

public void terminate()

This function causes the flag to be set terminating this thread.

deactivate

public void deactivate()

This function causes the flag to be set disabling this thread. The thread is still alive however it will perform no more operations.

isOperating

public boolean isOperating()

Returns the state of the thread.

Returns:

boolean true if operating normally.

isActive

public boolean isActive()

Returns whether the thread is active. This thread will be active if operating normally and inactive if suspended waiting for a connection to reestablish itself if lost.

Returns:

boolean true if active.

setParent

public void setParent(ApplicationInterface parent)

This function sets the parent application to which messages will be sent.

Parameters:

parent - ApplicationInterface which is to be the new parent.

getParent

public ApplicationInterface getParent()

This function returns the parent application to which messages will be sent.

Returns:

ApplicationInterface which is the parent.