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Initial checkin of blitz 2.0 fcs - no installer yet.
author Dan Creswell <dan.creswell@gmail.com>
date Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:00:06 +0000
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1 /*
2 File: ThreadFactory.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 30Jun1998 dl Create public version
12 */
13
14 package EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent;
15
16 /**
17 * Interface describing any class that can generate
18 * new Thread objects. Using ThreadFactories removes
19 * hardwiring of calls to <code>new Thread</code>, enabling
20 * applications to use special thread subclasses, default
21 * prioritization settings, etc.
22 * <p>
23 * [<a href="http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/classes/EDU/oswego/cs/dl/util/concurrent/intro.html"> Introduction to this package. </a>] <p>
24 **/
25
26 public interface ThreadFactory {
27 /**
28 * Create a new thread that will run the given command when started
29 **/
30 public Thread newThread(Runnable command);
31 }