pt.ua.concurrent

Class PersistentSignal

java.lang.Object

pt.ua.concurrent.CObject

pt.ua.concurrent.PersistentSignal

All Implemented Interfaces:

InterruptibleAwaitingThreads, Signal, SyncCV

public class PersistentSignal
extends CObject
implements Signal

A persistent signal module (signals are kept until a successful delivery).

This class follows DbC(tm) methodology (Wikipedia). Where possible, contracts are implement with native's Java assert.

Author:

Miguel Oliveira e Silva (mos@ua.pt)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PersistentSignal() Constructs a new PersistentSignal registering waiting threads.
PersistentSignal(boolean registerAwaitingThreads) Constructs a new PersistentSignal.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	await() Object's wait replacement, in which: - the checked exception InterruptedException, is replaced by the unchecked exception ThreadInterruptedException; - supports the registration of waiting threads for interrupt purposes.
void	send() Signaling (sender).

Methods inherited from class pt.ua.concurrent.CObject

await, await, broadcast, interruptWaitingThreads, lockIsMine, registerAwaitingThreads, signal, syncronizedLockIsMine

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface pt.ua.concurrent.InterruptibleAwaitingThreads

interruptWaitingThreads, registerAwaitingThreads

Constructor Detail

PersistentSignal

public PersistentSignal()

Constructs a new PersistentSignal registering waiting threads.

PersistentSignal

public PersistentSignal(boolean registerAwaitingThreads)

Constructs a new PersistentSignal.

Parameters:

registerAwaitingThreads - if true, threads are registered when waiting

Method Detail

send

public void send()

Description copied from interface: Signal

Signaling (sender).

Specified by:

send in interface Signal

await

public void await()

Description copied from class: CObject

Object's wait replacement, in which:
- the checked exception InterruptedException, is replaced by the unchecked exception ThreadInterruptedException;
- supports the registration of waiting threads for interrupt purposes.

Precondition:

syncronizedLockIsMine() - native lock owned by me

Specified by:

await in interface Signal

Specified by:

await in interface SyncCV

Overrides:

await in class CObject