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30  package com.jcabi.aspects;
31  
32  import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
33  import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
34  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
35  import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
36  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
37  import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
38  
39  /**
40   * Makes a method time constrained.
41   *
42   * <p>For example, this {@code load()} method should not take more than
43   * a second, and should be interrupted if it takes more:
44   *
45   * <pre> &#64;Timeable(limit = 1, unit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
46   * String load(String resource) {
47   *   // something that runs potentially long
48   * }</pre>
49   *
50   * <p>Important to note that in Java 1.5+ it is impossible to force thread
51   * termination, for many reasons. Thus, we can't
52   * just call {@code Thread.stop()},
53   * when a thread is over a specified time limit. The best thing we can do is to
54   * call {@link Thread#interrupt()} and hope that the thread itself
55   * is checking its
56   * {@link Thread#isInterrupted()} status. If you want to design your long
57   * running methods in a way that {@link Timeable} can terminate them, embed
58   * a checker into your most intessively used place, for example:
59   *
60   * <pre> &#64;Timeable(limit = 1, unit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
61   * String load(String resource) {
62   *   while (true) {
63   *     if (Thread.currentThread.isInterrupted()) {
64   *       throw new IllegalStateException("time out");
65   *     }
66   *     // execution as usual
67   *   }
68   * }</pre>
69   *
70   * @since 0.7.16
71   * @see <a href="http://aspects.jcabi.com">http://aspects.jcabi.com/</a>
72   * @see <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/misc/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html">Why Are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend, Thread.resume and Runtime.runFinalizersOnExit Deprecated?</a>
73   * @see <a href="http://www.yegor256.com/2014/06/20/limit-method-execution-time.html">Limit Java Method Execution Time, by Yegor Bugayenko</a>
74   */
75  @Documented
76  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
77  @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
78  public @interface Timeable {
79  
80      /**
81       * The default maximum amount (of seconds).
82       */
83      int DEFAULT_LIMIT = 15;
84  
85      /**
86       * Maximum amount allowed for this method.
87       * @return The limit
88       */
89      int limit() default Timeable.DEFAULT_LIMIT;
90  
91      /**
92       * Time unit for the limit.
93       *
94       * <p>The minimum unit you can use is a second. We simply can't monitor with
95       * a frequency higher than a second.
96       * @return The time unit
97       */
98      TimeUnit unit() default TimeUnit.SECONDS;
99  
100 }