package edu.calpoly.cpe205.fetter;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/**
 * Instances of this class are returned by the ThreadFreeList so that they
 * can be assigned a task to perform. After a ReturnThread performs its
 * assigned task it is recycled by the ThreadFreeList.
 * @see ThreadFreeList
 */
// Author: Wes Strickland
// Version History
//   Nov 19, 2000 - comments/pseudocode added
//   Nov 30, 2000 - (Mike Hebron) class description changed
//   Jan 17, 2001 - Added calls in run method for Stage One release
//   Feb  8, 2001 - Moved braces and added comments for Stage Two coding standards

public class ReturnThread extends Thread
{
   /** This class executes the run of runnable and adds itself 
     * to the ThreadFreeList for later use
     * <p>
     * Pre-conditions: none<br>
     * Post-conditions: a ReturnThread is created and added to the 
     * ThreadFreeList
     */
    public void run()
    {
        // CALL run of class Runnable
        run.run();
        // CALL getThreadFreeList of ThreadFreeList
        // CALL freeThread with this
        
        // we don't want to put the thread on the list because for some reason the event
        // thread will come in here sometimes
        //ThreadFreeList.getThreadFreeList().freeThread(this);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Runnable
     * <p>
     * Pre-conditions: none<br>
     * Post-conditions: Runnable has been set
     */

    public void setRunnable(Runnable runner) 
    {
        // SET run to runner
        run  = runner;
    }
	
    protected Runnable run;            //Local protected instance of the Runnable class
}