engine/src/core/com/jme3/asset/ThreadingManager.java

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package com.jme3.asset;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;

/**
 * <code>ThreadingManager</code> manages the threads used to load content
 * within the Content Manager system. A pool of threads and a task queue
 * is used to load resource data and perform I/O while the application's
 * render thread is active. 
 */
public class ThreadingManager {

    protected final ExecutorService executor =
            Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2,
                                         new LoadingThreadFactory());

    protected final AssetManager owner;

    protected int nextThreadId = 0;

    public ThreadingManager(AssetManager owner){
        this.owner = owner;
    }

    protected class LoadingThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
        public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
            Thread t = new Thread(r, "pool" + (nextThreadId++));
            t.setDaemon(true);
            t.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
            return t;
        }
    }

    protected class LoadingTask implements Callable<Object> {
        private final String resourceName;
        public LoadingTask(String resourceName){
            this.resourceName = resourceName;
        }
        public Object call() throws Exception {
            return owner.loadAsset(new AssetKey(resourceName));
        }
    }

//    protected class MultiLoadingTask implements Callable<Void> {
//        private final String[] resourceNames;
//        public MultiLoadingTask(String[] resourceNames){
//            this.resourceNames = resourceNames;
//        }
//        public Void call(){
//            owner.loadContents(resourceNames);
//            return null;
//        }
//    }

//    public Future<Void> loadContents(String ... names){
//        return executor.submit(new MultiLoadingTask(names));
//    }

//    public Future<Object> loadContent(String name) {
//        return executor.submit(new LoadingTask(name));
//    }

    public static boolean isLoadingThread() {
        return Thread.currentThread().getName().startsWith("pool");
    }


}