jxtaimpl
Class Manager

java.lang.Object
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  +--jxtaimpl.Manager

All Implemented Interfaces:

Clearable, Manager

public class Manager

extends Object

implements Manager

Implementations of Manager capable to manage multiple threads.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Alberto Montresor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface anthill.nest.Manager

NAME

Constructor Summary

Manager(Factory factory, String component)

Manager(int nthreads)
Instantiates a thread manager by creating a number of threads which will take care of the ants.

Method Summary

void	add(AntView view) Adds an ant to the queue of ants to be executed.
void	clear() Restores the object to its initial state.
void	execute() Execute an ant stored in this Manager

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Manager

public Manager(int nthreads)

Instantiates a thread manager by creating a number of threads which will take care of the ants.

Manager

public Manager(Factory factory,
               String component)

Method Detail

add

public void add(AntView view)

Adds an ant to the queue of ants to be executed. The ant is enclosed in the AntView object which representes the environment in which the ant will survive.

Specified by:

add in interface Manager

Parameters:

view - the ant to be added, together with its environment

execute

public void execute()

Execute an ant stored in this Manager

Specified by:

execute in interface Manager

clear

public void clear()

Restores the object to its initial state.

Specified by:

clear in interface Clearable