Class AbstractScheduledService

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Service

    @GwtIncompatible
    public abstract class AbstractScheduledService
    extends 
    implements Service
    Base class for services that can implement startUp() and shutDown() but while in the "running" state need to perform a periodic task. Subclasses can implement startUp(), shutDown() and also a runOneIteration() method that will be executed periodically.

    This class uses the returned from executor() to run the startUp() and shutDown() methods and also uses that service to schedule the runOneIteration() that will be executed periodically as specified by its AbstractScheduledService.Scheduler. When this service is asked to stop via stopAsync() it will cancel the periodic task (but not interrupt it) and wait for it to stop before running the shutDown() method.

    Subclasses are guaranteed that the life cycle methods (runOneIteration(), startUp() and shutDown()) will never run concurrently. Notably, if any execution of runOneIteration() takes longer than its schedule defines, then subsequent executions may start late. Also, all life cycle methods are executed with a lock held, so subclasses can safely modify shared state without additional synchronization necessary for visibility to later executions of the life cycle methods.

    Usage Example

    Here is a sketch of a service which crawls a website and uses the scheduling capabilities to rate limit itself.

    
     class CrawlingService extends AbstractScheduledService {
       private Set<Uri> visited;
       private Queue<Uri> toCrawl;
       protected void startUp() throws Exception {
         toCrawl = readStartingUris();
       }
    
       protected void runOneIteration() throws Exception {
         Uri uri = toCrawl.remove();
         Collection<Uri> newUris = crawl(uri);
         visited.add(uri);
         for (Uri newUri : newUris) {
           if (!visited.contains(newUri)) { toCrawl.add(newUri); }
         }
       }
    
       protected void shutDown() throws Exception {
         saveUris(toCrawl);
       }
    
       protected Scheduler scheduler() {
         return Scheduler.newFixedRateSchedule(0, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
       }
     }
     

    This class uses the life cycle methods to read in a list of starting URIs and save the set of outstanding URIs when shutting down. Also, it takes advantage of the scheduling functionality to rate limit the number of queries we perform.

    Since:
    11.0
    Author:
    Luke Sandberg
    • Method Detail

      • runOneIteration

        protected abstract void runOneIteration()
                                         throws 
        Run one iteration of the scheduled task. If any invocation of this method throws an exception, the service will transition to the Service.State.FAILED state and this method will no longer be called.
        Throws:
      • startUp

        protected void startUp()
                        throws 
        Start the service.

        By default this method does nothing.

        Throws:
      • shutDown

        protected void shutDown()
                         throws 
        Stop the service. This is guaranteed not to run concurrently with runOneIteration().

        By default this method does nothing.

        Throws:
      • executor

        protected  executor()
        Returns the that will be used to execute the startUp(), runOneIteration() and shutDown() methods. If this method is overridden the executor will not be when this service instance. This method is guaranteed to only be called once.

        By default this returns a new with a single thread thread pool that sets the name of the thread to the service name. Also, the pool will be when the service terminates or fails.

      • toString

        public  toString()
        Description copied from class: 
        Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

        The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:

         getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
         
        Overrides:
         in class 
        Returns:
        a string representation of the object.
      • addListener

        public final void addListener​(Service.Listener listener,
                                       executor)
        Description copied from interface: Service
        Registers a on the given executor. The listener will have the corresponding transition method called whenever the service changes state. The listener will not have previous state changes replayed, so it is suggested that listeners are added before the service starts.

        addListener guarantees execution ordering across calls to a given listener but not across calls to multiple listeners. Specifically, a given listener will have its callbacks invoked in the same order as the underlying service enters those states. Additionally, at most one of the listener's callbacks will execute at once. However, multiple listeners' callbacks may execute concurrently, and listeners may execute in an order different from the one in which they were registered.

        RuntimeExceptions thrown by a listener will be caught and logged. Any exception thrown during Executor.execute (e.g., a RejectedExecutionException) will be caught and logged.

        Specified by:
        addListener in interface Service
        Parameters:
        listener - the listener to run when the service changes state is complete
        executor - the executor in which the listeners callback methods will be run. For fast, lightweight listeners that would be safe to execute in any thread, consider MoreExecutors.directExecutor().
        Since:
        13.0
      • failureCause

        public final  failureCause()
        Description copied from interface: Service
        Returns the that caused this service to fail.
        Specified by:
        failureCause in interface Service
        Since:
        14.0
      • startAsync

        public final Service startAsync()
        Description copied from interface: Service
        If the service state is Service.State.NEW, this initiates service startup and returns immediately. A stopped service may not be restarted.
        Specified by:
        startAsync in interface Service
        Returns:
        this
        Since:
        15.0
      • stopAsync

        public final Service stopAsync()
        Description copied from interface: Service
        If the service is starting or running, this initiates service shutdown and returns immediately. If the service is new, it is terminated without having been started nor stopped. If the service has already been stopped, this method returns immediately without taking action.
        Specified by:
        stopAsync in interface Service
        Returns:
        this
        Since:
        15.0
      • awaitRunning

        public final void  timeout)
                                throws 
        Description copied from interface: Service
        Waits for the Service to reach the running state for no more than the given time.
        Specified by:
        awaitRunning in interface Service
        Parameters:
        timeout - the maximum time to wait
        Throws:
        - if the service has not reached the given state within the deadline
        Since:
        28.0
      • awaitRunning

        public final void awaitRunning​(long timeout,
                                        unit)
                                throws 
        Description copied from interface: Service
        Waits for the Service to reach the running state for no more than the given time.
        Specified by:
        awaitRunning in interface Service
        Parameters:
        timeout - the maximum time to wait
        unit - the time unit of the timeout argument
        Throws:
        - if the service has not reached the given state within the deadline
        Since:
        15.0
      • awaitTerminated

        public final void  timeout)
                                   throws 
        Description copied from interface: Service
        Waits for the Service to reach a terminal state (either terminated or failed) for no more than the given time.
        Specified by:
        awaitTerminated in interface Service
        Parameters:
        timeout - the maximum time to wait
        Throws:
        - if the service has not reached the given state within the deadline
        Since:
        28.0
      • awaitTerminated

        public final void awaitTerminated​(long timeout,
                                           unit)
                                   throws 
        Description copied from interface: Service
        Waits for the Service to reach a terminal state (either terminated or failed) for no more than the given time.
        Specified by:
        awaitTerminated in interface Service
        Parameters:
        timeout - the maximum time to wait
        unit - the time unit of the timeout argument
        Throws:
        - if the service has not reached the given state within the deadline
        Since:
        15.0