TestRoots/watchdog

package nl.tudelft.watchdog.core.logic.ui;

import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

/** A checker that is being run every n-miliseconds. */
public abstract class RegularCheckerBase {
    /**
     * The rate in miliseconds at which the timer task is regularly scheduled
     * for execution.
     */
    protected int updateRate;

    /** The timer */
    protected Timer timer;

    /** The actual task to be run. Needs to be set by subclasses. */
    protected TimerTask task;

    /** Constructor. */
    public RegularCheckerBase(int updateRate) {
        this.updateRate = updateRate;
    }

    /** Subclasses call this method from their constructor. */
    protected void runSetupAndStartTimeChecker() {
        task.run();
        timer = new Timer(true);
        timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, updateRate, updateRate);
    }
}