com.cafbit.netlib.dns

Class NetThread

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Thread

com.cafbit.netlib.dns.NetThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class NetThread
extends java.lang.Thread

This thread runs in the background while the user has our program in the foreground, and handles sending mDNS queries and processing incoming mDNS packets.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	TAG

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NetThread(AylaLanModule.MDNSListener listener, java.lang.String hostName) Construct the network thread.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	run() The main network loop.
void	submitQuery()
void	submitQuit()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, clone, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TAG

public static final java.lang.String TAG

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

NetThread

public NetThread(AylaLanModule.MDNSListener listener,
                 java.lang.String hostName)

Construct the network thread.

Parameters:

listener - MDNS listener

Method Detail

run

public void run()

The main network loop. Multicast DNS packets are received, processed, and sent to the UI. This loop may be interrupted by closing the multicastSocket, at which time any commands in the commandQueue will be processed.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

submitQuery

public void submitQuery()

submitQuit

public void submitQuit()