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+++ b/src/org/dancres/blitz/disk/BackoffGenerator.java	Sat Mar 21 11:00:06 2009 +0000
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+package org.dancres.blitz.disk;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import net.jini.config.ConfigurationException;
+
+import org.dancres.blitz.config.ConfigurationFactory;
+
+public class BackoffGenerator {
+    private static final String LOAD_BACKOFF = "loadBackoff";
+
+    private static int BACKOFF_BASE;
+    private static int BACKOFF_JITTER;
+
+    static {
+        try {
+            int[] myBackoff = 
+                (int[]) ConfigurationFactory.getEntry(LOAD_BACKOFF,
+                                                      int[].class,
+                                                      new int[]{50, 50});
+
+            BACKOFF_BASE = myBackoff[0];
+            BACKOFF_JITTER = myBackoff[1];
+        } catch (ConfigurationException aCE) {
+            RetryingUpdate.theLogger.log(Level.SEVERE,
+                                         "Failed to load backoff config", aCE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Random theBackoffGenerator = new Random();
+
+    public static void pause() {
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep((long) (BACKOFF_BASE +
+                                 theBackoffGenerator.nextInt(BACKOFF_JITTER)));
+        } catch (InterruptedException anIE) {
+        }
+    }
+}
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