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1 /*
2   File: ThreadFactoryUser.java
3
4   Originally written by Doug Lea and released into the public domain.
5   This may be used for any purposes whatsoever without acknowledgment.
6   Thanks for the assistance and support of Sun Microsystems Labs,
7   and everyone contributing, testing, and using this code.
8
9   History:
10   Date Who What
11   28aug1998 dl refactored from Executor classes
12 */
13
14 package EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent;
15
16 /**
17 *
18 * Base class for Executors and related classes that rely on thread factories.
19 * Generally intended to be used as a mixin-style abstract class, but
20 * can also be used stand-alone.
21 * <p>[<a HREF="http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/classes/EDU/oswego/cs/dl/util/concurrent/intro.html"> Introduction to this package. </a>]
22 **/
23
24 public class ThreadFactoryUser {
25
26   protected ThreadFactory threadFactory_ = new DefaultThreadFactory();
27
28   protected static class DefaultThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
29     public Thread newThread(Runnable command) {
30       return new Thread(command);
31     }
32   }
33
34   /**
35    * Set the factory for creating new threads.
36    * By default, new threads are created without any special priority,
37    * threadgroup, or status parameters.
38    * You can use a different factory
39    * to change the kind of Thread class used or its construction
40    * parameters.
41    * @param factory the factory to use
42    * @return the previous factory
43    **/
44
45   public synchronized ThreadFactory setThreadFactory(ThreadFactory factory) {
46     ThreadFactory old = threadFactory_;
47     threadFactory_ = factory;
48     return old;
49   }
50
51   /**
52    * Get the factory for creating new threads.
53    **/
54   public synchronized ThreadFactory getThreadFactory() {
55     return threadFactory_;
56   }
57
58 }
59