ej.kf

Class Module

java.lang.Object

ej.kf.Module

Direct Known Subclasses:

Feature, Kernel

public class Module
extends Object

A Module is either Kernel or a Feature. It owns a set of classes, objects, threads and stack contexts.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getExecutionCounter() Gets the current execution counter, since the last reset.
int	getExecutionQuota() Gets the execution quota.
String	getName() Gets the name of this module.
Principal	getProvider() Gets the identification of this module provider.
byte[]	getUID() Gets a byte sequence that uniquely identifies the current module.
String	getVersion() Gets a String that represents this module version.
void	setExecutionQuota(int quota) Sets the execution quota allocated to the threads owned by this Module.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the name of this module.

Returns:

the internal name

getProvider

public Principal getProvider()

Gets the identification of this module provider.

Returns:

the module identification.

getVersion

public String getVersion()

Gets a String that represents this module version.

Returns:

the module version

getUID

public byte[] getUID()

Gets a byte sequence that uniquely identifies the current module.

Returns:

this module UID

setExecutionQuota

public void setExecutionQuota(int quota)

Sets the execution quota allocated to the threads owned by this Module. This quota is expressed in execution units.

A Thread owned by a Module which execution quota set to 0 will never be scheduled.

A Thread owned by a Module which execution quota set to -1 is always eligible to scheduling.

Calling this method induces a global reset of the quantum of all the Modules.

A Module is created with an execution quota set to -1. When the quota of all Module is set to -1, the execution counting is disabled. When the quota of a Module is set to a value other than -1, the execution counting is enabled.

Parameters:

quota - the execution quota to set to this Module in execution units

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given quota is lower than -1.

getExecutionQuota

public int getExecutionQuota()

Gets the execution quota.

Returns:

the quota of this Module in execution units.

getExecutionCounter

public long getExecutionCounter()

Gets the current execution counter, since the last reset. The execution counters are reset each time setExecutionQuota(int) is called on a Module.

Returns:

the total amount of execution units that has been consumed by threads owned by this Module, or 0 if execution counting is disabled.