Class ThreadTimer

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Timer

    public final class ThreadTimer
    extends Object
    implements Timer
    Starts one thread that processes submitted tasks in a loop and when it's time for a task to run, it gets submitted to the executor. The default executor is provided by a caller, so the caller must shut down this timer before shutting down the executor.
    • Constructor Detail

      • ThreadTimer

        public ThreadTimer​(Executor defaultExecutor)
        Parameters:
        defaultExecutor - default Executor used for running scheduled tasks, unless an executor is provided when scheduling a task
    • Method Detail

      • schedule

        public TimerTask schedule​(long delayInMillis,
                                  Runnable task)
        Description copied from interface: Timer
        Schedules the task to be executed in delayInMillis on this timer's default Executor.

        Equivalent to schedule(delayInMillis, task, null).

        Specified by:
        schedule in interface Timer
      • schedule

        public TimerTask schedule​(long delayInMillis,
                                  Runnable task,
                                  Executor executor)
        Description copied from interface: Timer
        Schedules the task to be executed in delayInMillis on given executor. If executor is null, this timer's default executor is used.
        Specified by:
        schedule in interface Timer