util.testsuite
Class WatchDog

java.lang.Object
  util.testsuite.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 2.2

Version:

$Id: WatchDog.java 57046 2010-01-27 23:35:53Z cxh $

Author:

Christopher Hylands

Accepted Rating:

Red (cxh)

Proposed Rating:

Red (cxh)

Field Summary

private boolean	_exitOnTimeOut
private java.util.Timer	_timer
boolean	watchDogWentOff Set to true if the watch time timer interval has passed.

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

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.

_timer

private java.util.Timer _timer

_exitOnTimeOut

private boolean _exitOnTimeOut

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.