With the proposed Mars colonisation, yeah, we could use TimeLocation as well.
On 3 October 2016 at 16:35, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Right now, in the Configurator.shutdown 0 means do not wait at all. > > We could have: > > > 0 wait > = 0 don't wait > -1 wait forever which could map to Long.MAX_VALUE, TimeUnit.DAYS. What > where they thinking stopping at DAYS instead of YEARS? Clearly we are > missing a TimeLocation.EARTH as well ;-) > > Gary > > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com > > wrote: > >> There is some confusion about what the default value for timeout should >> be, and what 0 should mean, and whether we should use 0 or -1 to mean "wait >> forever". >> >> The Java API docs are not very clear about this here: >> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurren >> t/Future.html#get-long-java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit- >> >> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurren >> t/ExecutorService.html#awaitTermination-long-java. >> util.concurrent.TimeUnit- >> >> but clear that zero mean wait forever here: >> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Thread.html#join-long- >> >> We are unclear in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.ExecutorServices where >> the docs says < 0 to wait forever, but the implementation actually do it >> for <= 0. >> >> We are also unclear in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LifeCycle2 what 0 >> and < 0 actually mean. >> >> We need to clear this up, it is needed for https://issues.apache.org/ >> jira/browse/LOG4J2-1623 >> >> I suggest that we in ExecutorServices update the docs to match the >> implemenation, and in LifeCycle2 specify that 0 mean the default timeout >> for the component (this is what is currently implemented) and -1 for wait >> forever. >> >> -- >> [image: MagineTV] >> >> *Mikael Ståldal* >> Senior software developer >> >> *Magine TV* >> mikael.stal...@magine.com >> Grev Turegatan 3 | 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden | www.magine.com >> >> Privileged and/or Confidential Information may be contained in this >> message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message >> (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may >> not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, >> you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply >> email. >> > > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
