Scala example source code file (ShutdownHookThread.scala)

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The Scala ShutdownHookThread.scala source code

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package scala.sys

/** A minimal Thread wrapper to enhance shutdown hooks.  It knows
 *  how to unregister itself.
 *
 *  @author Paul Phillips
 *  @version 2.9
 *  @since   2.9
 */
class ShutdownHookThread private (name: String) extends Thread(name) {
  def remove() = runtime removeShutdownHook this
}

object ShutdownHookThread {
  private var hookNameCount: Int = 0
  private def hookName(): String = synchronized {
    hookNameCount += 1
    "shutdownHook" + hookNameCount
  }
  /** Creates, names, and registers a shutdown hook to run the
   *  given code.
   */
  def apply(body: => Unit): ShutdownHookThread = {
    val t = new ShutdownHookThread(hookName()) {
      override def run() = body
    }
    t setDaemon true
    runtime addShutdownHook t
    t
  }
}