edu.sdsc.inca.util
Class Worker

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      edu.sdsc.inca.util.Worker

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ServerWorker

public abstract class Worker

extends java.lang.Thread

Author:

Cathie Olschanowsky Abstract class to help implement worker threads in higher level classes.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Worker(WorkQueue q)
Create a new Worker which is attached to the named queue.

Method Summary

protected abstract void	doWork(java.lang.Object work) Abstract method: should do the actual work required.
void	run() Start the worker.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the name of the thread -- there really isn't any other state kept in the class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Worker

public Worker(WorkQueue q)

Create a new Worker which is attached to the named queue.

Parameters:

q - the q to attach the worker to

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Start the worker. In order to start the worker in its own thread use start(). Calling run directly will most likely make your program hang.

doWork

protected abstract void doWork(java.lang.Object work)

Abstract method: should do the actual work required.

Parameters:

work - the socket that was queued

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the name of the thread -- there really isn't any other state kept in the class.

Returns:

a string representation of the object