Broker.Producer (com.gengoai:mango 1.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- com.gengoai.concurrent.Broker.Producer<V>

Direct Known Subclasses:

IterableProducer, StreamProducer

Enclosing class:

Broker<V>
```
public abstract static class Broker.Producer<V>
extends Object
```
A producer generates data to be consumed. Implementations of Producer should use the start() to begin the production process, stop() to signal production has finished, and yield(Object) to offer an item up for consumption.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Producer()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isRunning()`
`abstract void`	`produce()`	Logic for producing items to be consumed.
`protected void`	`start()`	Signals the production has started.
`protected void`	`stop()`	Signals that the producer is finished and its thread can be released.
`protected void`	`yield(V object)`	offers an object to be consumed, blocking if the Broker's queue is full.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Producer
```
public Producer()
```
- Method Detail
  - isRunning
```
public boolean isRunning()
```
    Returns:
    
    True if the producer is still running.
  - produce
```
public abstract void produce()
```
    Logic for producing items to be consumed.
  - start
```
protected void start()
```
    Signals the production has started.
  - stop
```
protected void stop()
```
    Signals that the producer is finished and its thread can be released.
  - yield
```
protected final void yield(V object)
```
    offers an object to be consumed, blocking if the Broker's queue is full.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object