org.jboss.cache.util
Class ThreadGate

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.cache.util.ThreadGate

public class ThreadGate
extends Object

A reclosable gate with timeout support.

Author:

Jason T. Greene

Constructor Summary

ThreadGate()

Method Summary

void	await() Waits for the gate to open.
boolean	await(long time) Waits for the gate to open or the specified time to elapse.
void	close() Close the gate.
void	open() Open the gate.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ThreadGate

public ThreadGate()

Method Detail

open

public void open()

Open the gate.

close

public void close()

Close the gate.

await

public void await()
           throws InterruptedException

Waits for the gate to open.

Throws:

InterruptedException - if this thread is interrupted

await

public boolean await(long time)
              throws InterruptedException

Waits for the gate to open or the specified time to elapse.

Parameters:

time - the maximum time in milliseconds to wait.

Returns:

false if gate timeout occurred

Throws:

InterruptedException - if this thread is interrupted