Java example source code file (main.m)

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cfrelease, cfrunloopaddtimer, cfrunloopruninmode, cfrunlooptimercreate, cfrunlooptimerref, javaapplauncher, jvmargs, nsautoreleasepool, nsbundle, nsexception, nslog, nsthread, null, parkeventloop

The main.m Java example source code

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#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>

#import "JVMArgs.h"
#import "JavaAppLauncher.h"


static void dummyTimer(CFRunLoopTimerRef timer, void *info) {}
static void ParkEventLoop() {
    // RunLoop needs at least one source, and 1e20 is pretty far into the future
    CFRunLoopTimerRef t = CFRunLoopTimerCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, 1.0e20, 0.0, 0, 0, dummyTimer, NULL);
    CFRunLoopAddTimer(CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), t, kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);
    CFRelease(t);

    // Park this thread in the main run loop.
    int32_t result;
    do {
        result = CFRunLoopRunInMode(kCFRunLoopDefaultMode, 1.0e20, false);
    } while (result != kCFRunLoopRunFinished);
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];

    @try {
        NSBundle *mainBundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];

        // pick apart the Info.plist, and release all the temporary objects
        NSAutoreleasePool *argParsingPool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
        JVMArgs *args = [JVMArgs jvmArgsForBundle:mainBundle argc:argc argv:argv];
        JavaAppLauncher *launcher = [JavaAppLauncher new];
        launcher.args = args;
        [argParsingPool drain];

        // kick off a new thread to instantiate the JVM on
        NSThread *thread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithTarget:launcher selector:@selector(findAndLoadJVM) object:nil];
        struct rlimit limit;
        int err = getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &limit);
        if (err == 0 && limit.rlim_cur != 0LL) {
            [thread setStackSize:limit.rlim_cur];
        }
        [thread start];
        [thread release];

        [launcher release];

        ParkEventLoop();

    } @catch (NSException *e) {
        NSLog(@"%@: %@", e, [e callStackSymbols]);
    }

    [pool drain];

    return 0;
}