edu.sdsc.inca.util
Class WorkQueue

java.lang.Object
  edu.sdsc.inca.util.WorkQueue

public class WorkQueue
extends java.lang.Object

Author:

Cathie Olschanowsky Generic work queue class that allows any type of object to be added and removed. This class is thread safe.

Constructor Summary

WorkQueue()

Method Summary

void	addWork(java.lang.Object o) Add a task to the workQueue.
void	clear() Clear the queue of all work
java.lang.Object	getWork() retrieve work from the workQueue.
boolean	isEmpty() check to see if there is any work to be done.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WorkQueue

public WorkQueue()

Method Detail

clear

public void clear()

Clear the queue of all work

addWork

public void addWork(java.lang.Object o)

Add a task to the workQueue.

Parameters:

o - Object that is the work to be added ( should be a socket )

getWork

public java.lang.Object getWork()
                         throws java.lang.InterruptedException

retrieve work from the workQueue. blocks if empty.

Returns:

An Object that represents the next unit of work.

Throws:

java.lang.InterruptedException

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

check to see if there is any work to be done.

Returns:

true if there is work available.