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package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;

A task to provide "nice-ness" to the current thread, and/or to query the current value. Examples:
 <nice currentPriority="current.value" >

Set currentPriority to the current priority

 <nice newPriority="10" >

Raise the priority of the build process (But not forked programs)

 <nice currentPriority="old" newPriority="3" >

Lower the priority of the build process (But not forked programs), and save the old value to the property old.

@ant.taskname="nice" category="control"
/** * A task to provide "nice-ness" to the current thread, and/or to * query the current value. * Examples: * <pre> &lt;nice currentPriority="current.value" &gt;</pre><p> * Set <code>currentPriority</code> to the current priority * <pre> &lt;nice newPriority="10" &gt;</pre><p> * Raise the priority of the build process (But not forked programs) * <pre> &lt;nice currentPriority="old" newPriority="3" &gt;</pre><p> * Lower the priority of the build process (But not forked programs), and save * the old value to the property <code>old</code>. * * @ant.task name="nice" category="control" */
public class Nice extends Task {
the new priority
/** * the new priority */
private Integer newPriority;
the current priority
/** * the current priority */
private String currentPriority;
Execute the task
Throws:
  • BuildException – if something goes wrong with the build
/** * Execute the task * @exception BuildException if something goes wrong with the build */
@Override public void execute() throws BuildException { Thread self = Thread.currentThread(); int priority = self.getPriority(); if (currentPriority != null) { String current = Integer.toString(priority); getProject().setNewProperty(currentPriority, current); } //if there is a new priority, and it is different, change it if (newPriority != null && priority != newPriority) { try { self.setPriority(newPriority); } catch (SecurityException e) { //catch permissions denial and keep going log("Unable to set new priority -a security manager is in the way", Project.MSG_WARN); } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) { throw new BuildException("Priority out of range", iae); } } }
The name of a property to set to the value of the current thread priority. Optional
Params:
  • currentPriority – the property name.
/** * The name of a property to set to the value of the current * thread priority. Optional * @param currentPriority the property name. */
public void setCurrentPriority(String currentPriority) { this.currentPriority = currentPriority; }
the new priority, in the range 1-10.
Params:
  • newPriority – the new priority value.
/** * the new priority, in the range 1-10. * @param newPriority the new priority value. */
public void setNewPriority(int newPriority) { if (newPriority < Thread.MIN_PRIORITY || newPriority > Thread.MAX_PRIORITY) { throw new BuildException("The thread priority is out of the range 1-10"); } this.newPriority = newPriority; } }