ptolemy.util.test

Class WatchDog

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.util.test.WatchDog

public class WatchDog
extends java.lang.Object

This class creates a Timer that calls System.exit() after a certain amount of time.

Since:

Ptolemy II 10.0

Author:

Christopher Hylands

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (cxh)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (cxh)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
boolean	watchDogWentOff Set to true if the watch time timer interval has passed.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WatchDog(long timeToDie) Create a timer that will go off after timeToDie milliseconds.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	cancel() Cancel the currently pending watchdog.
void	setExitOnTimeOut(boolean exitOnTimeOut) Determine whether the JVM will exit when the time interval has passed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

watchDogWentOff

public boolean watchDogWentOff

Set to true if the watch time timer interval has passed. Used primarily for testing.

Constructor Detail

WatchDog

public WatchDog(long timeToDie)

Create a timer that will go off after timeToDie milliseconds.

Parameters:

timeToDie - The time in millesconds when the timer will go off.

Method Detail

cancel

public void cancel()

Cancel the currently pending watchdog.

setExitOnTimeOut

public void setExitOnTimeOut(boolean exitOnTimeOut)

Determine whether the JVM will exit when the time interval has passed. This method is used for testing this class.

Parameters:

exitOnTimeOut - True if the JVM will exit when the time interval has passed.