Package org.metasyntactic.thread

Interface Summary

ReaderWriterMonitor

Threads that share data structures can run into problems if one of the threads is writing into the structure while another thread is reading it, or if two threads try to write into it at the same time.

Class Summary

AlternatingReadersWritersMonitor	The Alternating-Readers/Writers Monitor will give the shared structure to a waiting writer when readers have finished with it and to readers when a writer has finished with it.
Monitor	This class exists because I am a bad programmer.
ReadersPreferredMonitor	Implementation of MultipleReadersWritersMonitor that gives preference to readers.
SingleReaderWriterMonitor	This is equivalent to a Semaphore.
TakeANumberMonitor	As each reader or writer arrives, it takes the next number and threads are served in order by their number.
WritersPreferredMonitor	Implementation of MultipleReadersWritersMonitor that gives preference to writers.