private void start(ThreadFactory f) {
// only start once....
if (active.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
connectionPeerReceiver = new ConnectionPeerReceiver(f);
connectionPeerReceiver.start();
if (isSenderUsed()) {
sender = new Sender(f, getSenderQueueSize());
sender.start();
}
}
}
/**
* Send a command to the cryobay.
*
* @param commandMessage The string to send to the cryobay.
* @return True if there is a connection to the cryobay
*/
public synchronized boolean sendToCryoBay(String command) {
if (m_sender == null) {
m_sender = new Sender(null, m_retries, this);
m_sender.start();
}
if (isConnected()) {
m_sender.addCommand(command);
// TODO: (Java 5) Release semaphore here
// m_sender.interrupt(); // Wake up the run() method
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
/** Start Substrate running. */
public void start() {
sndr.start();
rcvr.start();
}