AlarmWaiter (JCMS API)

java.lang.Object
- com.jalios.jdring.AlarmWaiter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable
```
public class AlarmWaiter
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Runnable
```
This class manages the thread which sleeps until the next alarm. Methods are synchronized to prevent interference from the AlarmWaiter thread and external threads.

Author:

Olivier Dedieu, David Sims, Jim Lerner

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected AlarmManager mgr

protected java.lang.Thread thread

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AlarmWaiter(AlarmManager mgr, boolean isDaemon, java.lang.String waiterName)
Creates a new AlarmWaiter.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`restart(long sleepUntil)`	Restarts the thread for a new time to sleep until.
`void`	`run()`
`void`	`stop()`	Stops (destroy) the thread.
`void`	`triggerNow()`	Trigger the next alarm now.
`void`	`update(long sleepUntil)`	Updates the time to sleep.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - mgr
```
protected AlarmManager mgr
```
  - thread
```
protected java.lang.Thread thread
```
- Constructor Detail
  - AlarmWaiter
```
public AlarmWaiter(AlarmManager mgr,
                   boolean isDaemon,
                   java.lang.String waiterName)
```
    Creates a new AlarmWaiter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mgr - the Alarm Manager
    
    isDaemon - true if the waiter thread should run as a daemon.
    
    waiterName - the name of the waiter thread
- Method Detail
  - update
```
public void update(long sleepUntil)
```
    Updates the time to sleep.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sleepUntil - the new time to sleep until.
  - triggerNow
```
public void triggerNow()
```
    Trigger the next alarm now.
  - restart
```
public void restart(long sleepUntil)
```
    Restarts the thread for a new time to sleep until.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sleepUntil - the new time to sleep until.
  - stop
```
public void stop()
```
    Stops (destroy) the thread.
  - run
```
public void run()
```
    Specified by:
    
    run in interface java.lang.Runnable