org.mule.util.timer
Class EventTimerTask

java.lang.Object
  java.util.TimerTask
      org.mule.util.timer.EventTimerTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class EventTimerTask

extends TimerTask

EventTimerTask is a task that causes TimeEvent to be fired to listening objects when a specific number of milliseconds have passed. This implementation is based on the java.util.TimerTask.

Version:

$Revision: 3167 $

Author:

Ross Mason

Constructor Summary

EventTimerTask(TimeEventListener listener)
Constructs a EventTimeTask and registers a listener with it

EventTimerTask(TimeEventListener listener, String name)
Constructs a EventTimeTask and registers a listener with it

Method Summary

void	addListener(TimeEventListener listener)
protected void	fireTimerEvent(TimeEvent event)
String	getName() Gets the task name (this is also the timer thread name)
boolean	isStarted()
void	removeAllListeners()
void	removeListener(TimeEventListener listener)
void	run() The action to be performed by this timer task.
void	start()
void	stop()

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

Constructor Detail

EventTimerTask

public EventTimerTask(TimeEventListener listener)

Constructs a EventTimeTask and registers a listener with it

Parameters:

listener - the listener to register

EventTimerTask

public EventTimerTask(TimeEventListener listener,
                      String name)

Constructs a EventTimeTask and registers a listener with it

Parameters:

listener - the listener to register

name - the name for the task

Method Detail

run

public void run()

The action to be performed by this timer task. The fireTime event method is called.

getName

public String getName()

Gets the task name (this is also the timer thread name)

Returns:

the task name

removeListener

public void removeListener(TimeEventListener listener)

removeAllListeners

public void removeAllListeners()

addListener

public void addListener(TimeEventListener listener)

fireTimerEvent

protected void fireTimerEvent(TimeEvent event)

stop

public void stop()

start

public void start()

isStarted

public boolean isStarted()