com.anthonyeden.lib.resource
Class ResourceFileMonitor

java.lang.Object
  com.anthonyeden.lib.resource.ResourceFileMonitor

All Implemented Interfaces:

ResourceMonitor, java.lang.Runnable

public class ResourceFileMonitor

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Runnable, ResourceMonitor

Monitors the given File for changes.

Author:

Anthony Eden

Constructor Summary

ResourceFileMonitor(java.io.File file, int delay, ResourceRecipient handler)
Construct a ResourceFileMonitor for the given file.

Method Summary

void	run() The thread's run method.
void	startMonitor() Start the monitoring thread.
void	stopMonitor() Stop the monitoring thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ResourceFileMonitor

public ResourceFileMonitor(java.io.File file,
                           int delay,
                           ResourceRecipient handler)

Construct a ResourceFileMonitor for the given file.

Parameters:

file - The file

delay - The delay

handler - The handler ?

Method Detail

startMonitor

public void startMonitor()

Start the monitoring thread. If the thread is already running then this method will not attempt to start a new thread.

Specified by:

startMonitor in interface ResourceMonitor

stopMonitor

public void stopMonitor()

Stop the monitoring thread. If the monitoring thread is not running then this method will do nothing.

Specified by:

stopMonitor in interface ResourceMonitor

run

public void run()

The thread's run method. This method should not be executed directly nor should a thread be manually created, rather the startMonitor() and stopMonitor() methods should be used to start and stop the monitor.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable