things.thinger.kernel
Class PCB

java.lang.Object
  things.thinger.kernel.PCB

public class PCB
extends java.lang.Object

A PROCESS CONTROL BLOCK.

This is a process container for the Kernel.

Version:

1.0

Version History

EPG - Initial - 13 FEB 06
 

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

Constructor Summary

PCB(ThingsProcess process, Clearance processClearance, ThingsPropertyView localProperties, ThingsPropertyViewReader configProperties)
Constructor.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getCallerIdentityString() Get the caller identity string.
Clearance	getClearance() Get the clearance.
java.lang.String	getIdentityString() Get the identity string.
ThingsPropertyViewReader	getMyConfigProperties() Get the configuration properties for this process.
ThingsPropertyView	getMyLocalProperties() Get the local properties for this process.
ThingsProcess	getProcess() Get the resource.
long	getProcessNumericId() Get the process numeric ID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PCB

public PCB(ThingsProcess process,
           Clearance processClearance,
           ThingsPropertyView localProperties,
           ThingsPropertyViewReader configProperties)
    throws SystemException

Constructor. It will put the process under management.

Parameters:

process - The process to put under management.

processClearance - The process clearance.

localProperties - the local properties for the process.

configProperties - the read only configuration properties for the process.

Throws:

SystemException

See Also:

ProcessInterface, ThingsPropertyView, ThingsPropertyViewReader

Method Detail

getProcess

public ThingsProcess getProcess()

Get the resource.

Returns:

The resource.

getClearance

public Clearance getClearance()

Get the clearance.

Returns:

The clearance.

getProcessNumericId

public long getProcessNumericId()

Get the process numeric ID.

Returns:

ID

getIdentityString

public java.lang.String getIdentityString()

Get the identity string.

Returns:

the identity string.

getCallerIdentityString

public static java.lang.String getCallerIdentityString()

Get the caller identity string. This is how a caller process (thread) can ID itself using the same scheme that the PCB will use.

Returns:

the identity string.

getMyLocalProperties

public ThingsPropertyView getMyLocalProperties()

Get the local properties for this process.

Returns:

ThingsPropertyReader view of the local properties.

See Also:

ThingsPropertyView

getMyConfigProperties

public ThingsPropertyViewReader getMyConfigProperties()

Get the configuration properties for this process.

Returns:

ThingsPropertyViewReader read only view of the configuration properties.

See Also:

ThingsPropertyViewReader