java.util.concurrent
Class ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor

java.lang.Object
  java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService
      java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor
          java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Executor, ExecutorService, ScheduledExecutorService

public class ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor
extends ThreadPoolExecutor
implements ScheduledExecutorService

A ThreadPoolExecutor that can additionally schedule commands to run after a given delay, or to execute periodically. This class is preferable to Timer when multiple worker threads are needed, or when the additional flexibility or capabilities of ThreadPoolExecutor (which this class extends) are required.

Delayed tasks execute no sooner than they are enabled, but without any real-time guarantees about when, after they are enabled, they will commence. Tasks scheduled for exactly the same execution time are enabled in first-in-first-out (FIFO) order of submission.

While this class inherits from ThreadPoolExecutor, a few of the inherited tuning methods are not useful for it. In particular, because it acts as a fixed-sized pool using corePoolSize threads and an unbounded queue, adjustments to maximumPoolSize have no useful effect.

Extension notes: This class overrides AbstractExecutorService submit methods to generate internal objects to control per-task delays and scheduling. To preserve functionality, any further overrides of these methods in subclasses must invoke superclass versions, which effectively disables additional task customization. However, this class provides alternative protected extension method decorateTask (one version each for Runnable and Callable) that can be used to customize the concrete task types used to execute commands entered via execute, submit, schedule, scheduleAtFixedRate, and scheduleWithFixedDelay. By default, a ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor uses a task type extending FutureTask. However, this may be modified or replaced using subclasses of the form:

 public class CustomScheduledExecutor extends ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor {

   static class CustomTask<V> implements RunnableScheduledFuture<V> { ... }

   protected <V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V> decorateTask(
                Runnable r, RunnableScheduledFuture<V> task) {
       return new CustomTask<V>(r, task);
   }

   protected <V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V> decorateTask(
                Callable<V> c, RunnableScheduledFuture<V> task) {
       return new CustomTask<V>(c, task);
   }
   // ... add constructors, etc.
 }
 

Since:

1.5

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor

ThreadPoolExecutor.AbortPolicy, ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy, ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy, ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardPolicy

Constructor Summary

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize)
Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given core pool size.

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize, RejectedExecutionHandler handler)
Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given initial parameters.

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize, ThreadFactory threadFactory)
Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given initial parameters.

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize, ThreadFactory threadFactory, RejectedExecutionHandler handler)
Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given initial parameters.

Method Summary

protected <V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V>	decorateTask(Callable<V> callable, RunnableScheduledFuture<V> task) Modifies or replaces the task used to execute a callable.
protected <V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V>	decorateTask(Runnable runnable, RunnableScheduledFuture<V> task) Modifies or replaces the task used to execute a runnable.
void	execute(Runnable command) Executes command with zero required delay.
boolean	getContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy() Gets the policy on whether to continue executing existing periodic tasks even when this executor has been shutdown.
boolean	getExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy() Gets the policy on whether to execute existing delayed tasks even when this executor has been shutdown.
BlockingQueue<Runnable>	getQueue() Returns the task queue used by this executor.
boolean	remove(Runnable task) Removes this task from the executor's internal queue if it is present, thus causing it not to be run if it has not already started.
<V> ScheduledFuture<V>	schedule(Callable<V> callable, long delay, TimeUnit unit) Creates and executes a ScheduledFuture that becomes enabled after the given delay.
ScheduledFuture<?>	schedule(Runnable command, long delay, TimeUnit unit) Creates and executes a one-shot action that becomes enabled after the given delay.
ScheduledFuture<?>	scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable command, long initialDelay, long period, TimeUnit unit) Creates and executes a periodic action that becomes enabled first after the given initial delay, and subsequently with the given period; that is executions will commence after initialDelay then initialDelay+period, then initialDelay + 2 * period, and so on.
ScheduledFuture<?>	scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable command, long initialDelay, long delay, TimeUnit unit) Creates and executes a periodic action that becomes enabled first after the given initial delay, and subsequently with the given delay between the termination of one execution and the commencement of the next.
void	setContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(boolean value) Sets the policy on whether to continue executing existing periodic tasks even when this executor has been shutdown.
void	setExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(boolean value) Sets the policy on whether to execute existing delayed tasks even when this executor has been shutdown.
void	shutdown() Initiates an orderly shutdown in which previously submitted tasks are executed, but no new tasks will be accepted.
List<Runnable>	shutdownNow() Attempts to stop all actively executing tasks, halts the processing of waiting tasks, and returns a list of the tasks that were awaiting execution.
<T> Future<T>	submit(Callable<T> task) Submits a value-returning task for execution and returns a Future representing the pending results of the task.
Future<?>	submit(Runnable task) Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future representing that task.
<T> Future<T>	submit(Runnable task, T result) Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future representing that task.

Methods inherited from class java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor

afterExecute, allowCoreThreadTimeOut, allowsCoreThreadTimeOut, awaitTermination, beforeExecute, finalize, getActiveCount, getCompletedTaskCount, getCorePoolSize, getKeepAliveTime, getLargestPoolSize, getMaximumPoolSize, getPoolSize, getRejectedExecutionHandler, getTaskCount, getThreadFactory, isShutdown, isTerminated, isTerminating, prestartAllCoreThreads, prestartCoreThread, purge, setCorePoolSize, setKeepAliveTime, setMaximumPoolSize, setRejectedExecutionHandler, setThreadFactory, terminated

Methods inherited from class java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService

invokeAll, invokeAll, invokeAny, invokeAny, newTaskFor, newTaskFor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService

awaitTermination, invokeAll, invokeAll, invokeAny, invokeAny, isShutdown, isTerminated

Constructor Detail

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor

public ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize)

Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given core pool size.

Parameters:

corePoolSize - the number of threads to keep in the pool, even if they are idle

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if corePoolSize < 0

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor

public ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize,
                                   ThreadFactory threadFactory)

Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given initial parameters.

Parameters:

corePoolSize - the number of threads to keep in the pool, even if they are idle

threadFactory - the factory to use when the executor creates a new thread

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if corePoolSize < 0

NullPointerException - if threadFactory is null

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor

public ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize,
                                   RejectedExecutionHandler handler)

Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given initial parameters.

Parameters:

corePoolSize - the number of threads to keep in the pool, even if they are idle

handler - the handler to use when execution is blocked because the thread bounds and queue capacities are reached

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if corePoolSize < 0

NullPointerException - if handler is null

ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor

public ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(int corePoolSize,
                                   ThreadFactory threadFactory,
                                   RejectedExecutionHandler handler)

Creates a new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor with the given initial parameters.

Parameters:

corePoolSize - the number of threads to keep in the pool, even if they are idle

threadFactory - the factory to use when the executor creates a new thread

handler - the handler to use when execution is blocked because the thread bounds and queue capacities are reached.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if corePoolSize < 0

NullPointerException - if threadFactory or handler is null

Method Detail

remove

public boolean remove(Runnable task)

Description copied from class: ThreadPoolExecutor

Removes this task from the executor's internal queue if it is present, thus causing it not to be run if it has not already started.

This method may be useful as one part of a cancellation scheme. It may fail to remove tasks that have been converted into other forms before being placed on the internal queue. For example, a task entered using submit might be converted into a form that maintains Future status. However, in such cases, method ThreadPoolExecutor.purge() may be used to remove those Futures that have been cancelled.

Overrides:

remove in class ThreadPoolExecutor

Parameters:

task - the task to remove

Returns:

true if the task was removed

decorateTask

protected <V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V> decorateTask(Runnable runnable,
                                                      RunnableScheduledFuture<V> task)

Modifies or replaces the task used to execute a runnable. This method can be used to override the concrete class used for managing internal tasks. The default implementation simply returns the given task.

Parameters:

runnable - the submitted Runnable

task - the task created to execute the runnable

Returns:

a task that can execute the runnable

Since:

1.6

decorateTask

protected <V> RunnableScheduledFuture<V> decorateTask(Callable<V> callable,
                                                      RunnableScheduledFuture<V> task)

Modifies or replaces the task used to execute a callable. This method can be used to override the concrete class used for managing internal tasks. The default implementation simply returns the given task.

Parameters:

callable - the submitted Callable

task - the task created to execute the callable

Returns:

a task that can execute the callable

Since:

1.6

schedule

public ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable command,
                                   long delay,
                                   TimeUnit unit)

Description copied from interface: ScheduledExecutorService

Creates and executes a one-shot action that becomes enabled after the given delay.

Specified by:

schedule in interface ScheduledExecutorService

Parameters:

command - the task to execute

delay - the time from now to delay execution

unit - the time unit of the delay parameter

Returns:

a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of the task and whose get() method will return null upon completion

schedule

public <V> ScheduledFuture<V> schedule(Callable<V> callable,
                                       long delay,
                                       TimeUnit unit)

Description copied from interface: ScheduledExecutorService

Creates and executes a ScheduledFuture that becomes enabled after the given delay.

Specified by:

schedule in interface ScheduledExecutorService

Parameters:

callable - the function to execute

delay - the time from now to delay execution

unit - the time unit of the delay parameter

Returns:

a ScheduledFuture that can be used to extract result or cancel

scheduleAtFixedRate

public ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable command,
                                              long initialDelay,
                                              long period,
                                              TimeUnit unit)

Description copied from interface: ScheduledExecutorService

Creates and executes a periodic action that becomes enabled first after the given initial delay, and subsequently with the given period; that is executions will commence after initialDelay then initialDelay+period, then initialDelay + 2 * period, and so on. If any execution of the task encounters an exception, subsequent executions are suppressed. Otherwise, the task will only terminate via cancellation or termination of the executor. If any execution of this task takes longer than its period, then subsequent executions may start late, but will not concurrently execute.

Specified by:

scheduleAtFixedRate in interface ScheduledExecutorService

Parameters:

command - the task to execute

initialDelay - the time to delay first execution

period - the period between successive executions

unit - the time unit of the initialDelay and period parameters

Returns:

a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of the task, and whose get() method will throw an exception upon cancellation

scheduleWithFixedDelay

public ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable command,
                                                 long initialDelay,
                                                 long delay,
                                                 TimeUnit unit)

Description copied from interface: ScheduledExecutorService

Creates and executes a periodic action that becomes enabled first after the given initial delay, and subsequently with the given delay between the termination of one execution and the commencement of the next. If any execution of the task encounters an exception, subsequent executions are suppressed. Otherwise, the task will only terminate via cancellation or termination of the executor.

Specified by:

scheduleWithFixedDelay in interface ScheduledExecutorService

Parameters:

command - the task to execute

initialDelay - the time to delay first execution

delay - the delay between the termination of one execution and the commencement of the next

unit - the time unit of the initialDelay and delay parameters

Returns:

a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of the task, and whose get() method will throw an exception upon cancellation

execute

public void execute(Runnable command)

Executes command with zero required delay. This has effect equivalent to schedule(command, 0, anyUnit). Note that inspections of the queue and of the list returned by shutdownNow will access the zero-delayed ScheduledFuture, not the command itself.

Specified by:

execute in interface Executor

Overrides:

execute in class ThreadPoolExecutor

Parameters:

command - the task to execute

Throws:

RejectedExecutionException - at discretion of RejectedExecutionHandler, if task cannot be accepted for execution because the executor has been shut down.

NullPointerException - if command is null

submit

public Future<?> submit(Runnable task)

Description copied from interface: ExecutorService

Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future representing that task. The Future's get method will return null upon successful completion.

Specified by:

submit in interface ExecutorService

Overrides:

submit in class AbstractExecutorService

Parameters:

task - the task to submit

Returns:

a Future representing pending completion of the task

submit

public <T> Future<T> submit(Runnable task,
                            T result)

Description copied from interface: ExecutorService

Submits a Runnable task for execution and returns a Future representing that task. The Future's get method will return the given result upon successful completion.

Specified by:

submit in interface ExecutorService

Overrides:

submit in class AbstractExecutorService

Parameters:

task - the task to submit

result - the result to return

Returns:

a Future representing pending completion of the task

submit

public <T> Future<T> submit(Callable<T> task)

Description copied from interface: ExecutorService

Submits a value-returning task for execution and returns a Future representing the pending results of the task. The Future's get method will return the task's result upon successful completion.

If you would like to immediately block waiting for a task, you can use constructions of the form result = exec.submit(aCallable).get();

Note: The Executors class includes a set of methods that can convert some other common closure-like objects, for example, PrivilegedAction to Callable form so they can be submitted.

Specified by:

submit in interface ExecutorService

Overrides:

submit in class AbstractExecutorService

Parameters:

task - the task to submit

Returns:

a Future representing pending completion of the task

setContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy

public void setContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(boolean value)

Sets the policy on whether to continue executing existing periodic tasks even when this executor has been shutdown. In this case, these tasks will only terminate upon shutdownNow, or after setting the policy to false when already shutdown. This value is by default false.

Parameters:

value - if true, continue after shutdown, else don't.

See Also:

getContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy()

getContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy

public boolean getContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy()

Gets the policy on whether to continue executing existing periodic tasks even when this executor has been shutdown. In this case, these tasks will only terminate upon shutdownNow or after setting the policy to false when already shutdown. This value is by default false.

Returns:

true if will continue after shutdown

See Also:

setContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(boolean)

setExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy

public void setExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(boolean value)

Sets the policy on whether to execute existing delayed tasks even when this executor has been shutdown. In this case, these tasks will only terminate upon shutdownNow, or after setting the policy to false when already shutdown. This value is by default true.

Parameters:

value - if true, execute after shutdown, else don't.

See Also:

getExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy()

getExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy

public boolean getExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy()

Gets the policy on whether to execute existing delayed tasks even when this executor has been shutdown. In this case, these tasks will only terminate upon shutdownNow, or after setting the policy to false when already shutdown. This value is by default true.

Returns:

true if will execute after shutdown

See Also:

setExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy(boolean)

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Initiates an orderly shutdown in which previously submitted tasks are executed, but no new tasks will be accepted. If the ExecuteExistingDelayedTasksAfterShutdownPolicy has been set false, existing delayed tasks whose delays have not yet elapsed are cancelled. And unless the ContinueExistingPeriodicTasksAfterShutdownPolicy has been set true, future executions of existing periodic tasks will be cancelled.

Specified by:

shutdown in interface ExecutorService

Overrides:

shutdown in class ThreadPoolExecutor

shutdownNow

public List<Runnable> shutdownNow()

Attempts to stop all actively executing tasks, halts the processing of waiting tasks, and returns a list of the tasks that were awaiting execution.

There are no guarantees beyond best-effort attempts to stop processing actively executing tasks. This implementation cancels tasks via Thread.interrupt(), so any task that fails to respond to interrupts may never terminate.

Specified by:

shutdownNow in interface ExecutorService

Overrides:

shutdownNow in class ThreadPoolExecutor

Returns:

list of tasks that never commenced execution. Each element of this list is a ScheduledFuture, including those tasks submitted using execute, which are for scheduling purposes used as the basis of a zero-delay ScheduledFuture.

Throws:

SecurityException - if a security manager exists and shutting down this ExecutorService may manipulate threads that the caller is not permitted to modify because it does not hold RuntimePermission("modifyThread"), or the security manager's checkAccess method denies access.

getQueue

public BlockingQueue<Runnable> getQueue()

Returns the task queue used by this executor. Each element of this queue is a ScheduledFuture, including those tasks submitted using execute which are for scheduling purposes used as the basis of a zero-delay ScheduledFuture. Iteration over this queue is not guaranteed to traverse tasks in the order in which they will execute.

Overrides:

getQueue in class ThreadPoolExecutor

Returns:

the task queue