util/concurrent/ThreadFactory.java

/*
 * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
 * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
 * http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
 */

package java.util.concurrent;

/**
 * An object that creates new threads on demand.  Using thread factories
 * removes hardwiring of calls to {@link Thread#Thread(Runnable) new Thread},
 * enabling applications to use special thread subclasses, priorities, etc.
 *
 * <p>
 * The simplest implementation of this interface is just:
 * <pre>
 * class SimpleThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
 *   public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
 *     return new Thread(r);
 *   }
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * The {@link Executors#defaultThreadFactory} method provides a more
 * useful simple implementation, that sets the created thread context
 * to known values before returning it.
 * @since 1.5
 * @author Doug Lea
 */
public interface ThreadFactory {

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@code Thread}.  Implementations may also initialize
     * priority, name, daemon status, {@code ThreadGroup}, etc.
     *
     * @param r a runnable to be executed by new thread instance
     * @return constructed thread, or {@code null} if the request to 
     *         create a thread is rejected
     */
    Thread newThread(Runnable r);
}
Revision:	1.11
Committed:	Mon Jun 26 02:43:54 2006 UTC (17 years, 11 months ago) by jsr166
Branch:	MAIN
Changes since 1.10:	+4 -4 lines
Log Message:	coding standards
#	User	Rev	Content
1	tim	1.1	/*
2	dl	1.2	* Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3	dl	1.6	* Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4			* http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
5	tim	1.1	*/
6
7			package java.util.concurrent;
8
9			/**
10			* An object that creates new threads on demand. Using thread factories
11			* removes hardwiring of calls to {@link Thread#Thread(Runnable) new Thread},
12			* enabling applications to use special thread subclasses, priorities, etc.
13			*
14	jsr166	1.7	* <p>
15	dl	1.5	* The simplest implementation of this interface is just:
16			* <pre>
17			* class SimpleThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
18			* public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
19			* return new Thread(r);
20			* }
21			* }
22			* </pre>
23			*
24			* The {@link Executors#defaultThreadFactory} method provides a more
25			* useful simple implementation, that sets the created thread context
26	jsr166	1.7	* to known values before returning it.
27	tim	1.1	* @since 1.5
28	dl	1.3	* @author Doug Lea
29	tim	1.1	*/
30	jsr166	1.7	public interface ThreadFactory {
31	tim	1.1
32			/**
33	jsr166	1.11	* Constructs a new {@code Thread}. Implementations may also initialize
34			* priority, name, daemon status, {@code ThreadGroup}, etc.
35	tim	1.1	*
36			* @param r a runnable to be executed by new thread instance
37	jsr166	1.11	* @return constructed thread, or {@code null} if the request to
38			* create a thread is rejected
39	tim	1.1	*/
40			Thread newThread(Runnable r);
41			}