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package com.sun.midp.jsr82emul;

/**
 * Runs emulation request processing in a separate thread.
 */
abstract public class RunnableProcessor implements Runnable {
    /** Shows if processing can be started. */
    protected boolean ready = false;
    /** Shows if processing has been interrupted. */
    protected boolean interrupted = false;
    /** Shows if processing should be performed repeatedly. */
    private boolean loop = false;
    /** Thread that performs processing. */
    private Thread thread = new Thread(this);
    
    /** 
     * Constructs an instance. 
     * @param loop flag to define if repeated processing required.
     */
    RunnableProcessor(boolean loop) {
        this.loop = loop;
        thread = new Thread(this);
        thread.start();
    }
    
    /** Constructs an instance for one time processing. */
    RunnableProcessor() {
        this(false);
    }
    
    /** 
     * Implements <code>Runnable</code>. 
     * Accepts and opens connection to client 
     */
    public void run() {
        do {
            synchronized (this) {
                if (!ready) {
                    try {
                        wait();
                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                        return;
                    }
                }
                ready = false;
            }
            
            process();
        
        } while (loop);
    }
        
    /** Interrupts processing thread. */
    public void interrupt() {
        interrupted = true;
        loop = false;
        thread.interrupt();
    }
    
    /** 
     * Allows one processing procedure. No processing is performed prior
     * to this method call. For a repeatedly working processor each 
     * iteration waits for <code>start()</code>.
     */
    public synchronized void start() {
        ready = true;
        notify();
    }
        
    /** Processing procedure. */
    abstract protected void process();
}