de.ipcon.tools

Class RegularlyBarkingWatchdog

java.lang.Object

java.util.TimerTask

de.ipcon.tools.RegularlyBarkingWatchdog

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class RegularlyBarkingWatchdog
extends java.util.TimerTask

A watchdog that barks at regular intervals if it was not yet stopped.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RegularlyBarkingWatchdog(org.apache.log4j.Logger _log, org.apache.log4j.Level _level, java.lang.String _title, java.lang.String _barkingText, long _barkInterval) Creates a new RegularlyBarkingWatchdog with the specified barking text, interval, and log level.
RegularlyBarkingWatchdog(org.apache.log4j.Logger _log, java.lang.String _title, java.lang.String _barkingText, long _barkInterval) Creates a new RegularlyBarkingWatchdog with the specified barking text and interval.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	run() TimerTask run-method which runs if the Timer of this watchdog was not canceled.
void	stop() Stops this RegularlyBarkingWatchdog by canceling its timer.

Methods inherited from class java.util.TimerTask

cancel, scheduledExecutionTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RegularlyBarkingWatchdog

public RegularlyBarkingWatchdog(org.apache.log4j.Logger _log,
                                java.lang.String _title,
                                java.lang.String _barkingText,
                                long _barkInterval)

Creates a new RegularlyBarkingWatchdog with the specified barking text and interval.

The watchdog will bark with level WARN once the timeout has been reached, unless it is canceled before. The timer will be named using the passed title, if any, and will be scheduled upon construction.

Parameters:

_log - The logger to bark into.

_title - Part of the name of the timer that is scheduled.

_barkingText - The text that the watchdog will bark regularly unless it is canceled.

_barkInterval - The interval in milliseconds at which the watchdog will bark.

RegularlyBarkingWatchdog

public RegularlyBarkingWatchdog(org.apache.log4j.Logger _log,
                                org.apache.log4j.Level _level,
                                java.lang.String _title,
                                java.lang.String _barkingText,
                                long _barkInterval)

Creates a new RegularlyBarkingWatchdog with the specified barking text, interval, and log level.

The watchdog will bark with the specified log level once the timeout has been reached, unless it is canceled before. The timer will be named using the passed title, if any, and will be scheduled upon construction.

Parameters:

_log - The logger to bark into.

_level - The volume of the barking, aka log level.

_title - Part of the name of the timer that is scheduled.

_barkingText - The text that the watchdog will bark regularly unless it is canceled.

_barkInterval - The interval in milliseconds at which the watchdog will bark.

Method Detail

stop

public void stop()

Stops this RegularlyBarkingWatchdog by canceling its timer.

run

public void run()

TimerTask run-method which runs if the Timer of this watchdog was not canceled. Barks our barking text.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Specified by:

run in class java.util.TimerTask