luky.linux
Class FileTail

java.lang.Object
  luky.events.MyEventManager
      luky.linux.FileTail

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class FileTail
extends MyEventManager
implements Runnable

This class tails to a file and pass the contents to a manageble buffer

Revision Changes :

• 1.00 - initial version

Version:

1.00

Author:

Chris Lukassen

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class luky.events.MyEventManager

listenerList

Constructor Summary

FileTail(int maxSize, String name)
Alternative constructor

FileTail(String name)
default constructor

Method Summary

LinkedList	getLines() get lines, returns the last lines (maxSize)
void	run() Start tailing the file
void	stop() stop tailing the file

Methods inherited from class luky.events.MyEventManager

addMyEventListener, fireMyEvent, removeMyEventListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileTail

public FileTail(String name)

default constructor

Parameters:

name - the file to be tailed

FileTail

public FileTail(int maxSize,
                String name)

Alternative constructor

Parameters:

name - the file to be tailed

maxSize - number of lines kept online

Method Detail

stop

public void stop()

stop tailing the file

getLines

public LinkedList getLines()

get lines, returns the last lines (maxSize)

run

public void run()

Start tailing the file

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable