luky.util
Class Watchdog

java.lang.Object
  java.util.TimerTask
      luky.util.Watchdog

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class Watchdog
extends TimerTask

The Watchdog class extends the TimerTask class and is created to make a periodic request of a certain routine by sending events

Usage:

 // run in seperate thread
 Timer poller = new Timer(true); 

 // start after 1 minute
 poller.scheduleAtFixedRate(new Watchdog(this), 60 * 1000,
 periodicSync * 1000);
 

• 1.0.0 - initial version

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Chris Lukassen

Field Summary

protected EventListenerList

listenerList

Constructor Summary

Watchdog(MyEventListener target)
constructor

Method Summary

void	addMyEventListener(MyEventListener listener) This methods allows classes to register for MyEvents
void	fireMyEvent(MyEvent evt) This methods is used to fire MyEvents
void	removeMyEventListener(MyEventListener listener) This methods allows classes to unregister for MyEvents
void	run() execute the timeing action

Methods inherited from class java.util.TimerTask

cancel, scheduledExecutionTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

listenerList

protected EventListenerList listenerList

Constructor Detail

Watchdog

public Watchdog(MyEventListener target)

constructor

Method Detail

run

public void run()

execute the timeing action

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

Specified by:

run in class TimerTask

addMyEventListener

public void addMyEventListener(MyEventListener listener)

This methods allows classes to register for MyEvents

removeMyEventListener

public void removeMyEventListener(MyEventListener listener)

This methods allows classes to unregister for MyEvents

fireMyEvent

public void fireMyEvent(MyEvent evt)

This methods is used to fire MyEvents