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Gary D. Gregory commented on IO-345:
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Sounds reasonable. Added:
{code:java}
/**
* Gets whether to keep on running.
*
* @return whether to keep on running.
* @since 2.5
*/
protected boolean getRun() {
return run;
}
{code}
> Supply a hook method allowing Tailer actively determining stop condition
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: IO-345
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-345
> Project: Commons IO
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Reporter: Martin Kresse
> Fix For: 2.5
>
>
> I am using the {{Tailer}} class on the server side and would like add some
> timeout checking to automatically stop the tailer. With the current version,
> if I want to avoid the usage of another thread, I can perform this check only
> inside the methods of the {{TailerListener}}. If no events are generated (due
> to the tailed file not changing), this check would never be executed.
> Therefore I suggest the addition of a protected method, something like:
> {code:title=Tailer.java|borderStyle=none}
> protected boolean shouldRun() {
> return this.run;
> }
> {code}
> Instead of testing the boolean variable {{run}}, the {{Tailer}} thread would
> call this method.
> This would allow subclassing {{Tailer}} for adding some logic, which
> dynamically decides whether the tailer should continue running or not. For
> users not needing this feature, nothing would change.
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