- /*
- * @(#)ThreadFactory.java 1.4 04/01/12
- *
- * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
- package java.util.concurrent;
-
- /**
- * An object that creates new threads on demand. Using thread factories
- * removes hardwiring of calls to {@link Thread#Thread(Runnable) new Thread},
- * enabling applications to use special thread subclasses, priorities, etc.
- *
- * <p>
- * The simplest implementation of this interface is just:
- * <pre>
- * class SimpleThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
- * public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
- * return new Thread(r);
- * }
- * }
- * </pre>
- *
- * The {@link Executors#defaultThreadFactory} method provides a more
- * useful simple implementation, that sets the created thread context
- * to known values before returning it.
- * @since 1.5
- * @author Doug Lea
- */
- public interface ThreadFactory {
-
- /**
- * Constructs a new <tt>Thread</tt>. Implementations may also initialize
- * priority, name, daemon status, <tt>ThreadGroup</tt>, etc.
- *
- * @param r a runnable to be executed by new thread instance
- * @return constructed thread
- */
- Thread newThread(Runnable r);
- }