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Interface Watchable

public interface Watchable

A watchdog needs something to watch. If you wish to be watched, implement this interface.

Method Summary

String	getName() Returns a human-readable name of this Watchable.
boolean	isAlive() Returns true, if this Watchable is still alive and can be watched; otherwise false.
void	timeoutExceeded(String state) This is a callback which is called whenever your expected completion time is exceeded.

Method Detail

timeoutExceeded

void timeoutExceeded(String state)

This is a callback which is called whenever your expected completion time is exceeded. The current state of the stack is available.

Parameters:

state - The state in which your Watchable is currently.

getName

String getName()

Returns a human-readable name of this Watchable. Used in logging.

Returns:

The name of the Watchable.

isAlive

boolean isAlive()

Returns true, if this Watchable is still alive and can be watched; otherwise false. For example, a stopped Thread is not very interesting to watch.

Returns:

the result