import java.util.Scanner; import java.util.Random; public class CheckpointSync{ public static void main(String[] args){ System.out.print("Enter number of workers to use: "); Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in); Worker.nWorkers = in.nextInt(); System.out.print("Enter number of tasks to complete:"); runTasks(in.nextInt()); } /* * Informs that workers started working on the task and * starts running threads. Prior to proceeding with next * task syncs using static Worker.checkpoint() method. */ private static void runTasks(int nTasks){ for(int i = 0; i < nTasks; i++){ System.out.println("Starting task number " + (i+1) + "."); runThreads(); Worker.checkpoint(); } } /* * Creates a thread for each worker and runs it. */ private static void runThreads(){ for(int i = 0; i < Worker.nWorkers; i ++){ new Thread(new Worker(i+1)).start(); } } /* * Worker inner static class. */ public static class Worker implements Runnable{ public Worker(int threadID){ this.threadID = threadID; } public void run(){ work(); } /* * Notifies that thread started running for 100 to 1000 msec. * Once finished increments static counter 'nFinished' * that counts number of workers finished their work. */ private synchronized void work(){ try { int workTime = rgen.nextInt(900) + 100; System.out.println("Worker " + threadID + " will work for " + workTime + " msec."); Thread.sleep(workTime); //work for 'workTime' nFinished++; //increases work finished counter System.out.println("Worker " + threadID + " is ready"); } catch (InterruptedException e) { System.err.println("Error: thread execution interrupted"); e.printStackTrace(); } } /* * Used to synchronize Worker threads using 'nFinished' static integer. * Waits (with step of 10 msec) until 'nFinished' equals to 'nWorkers'. * Once they are equal resets 'nFinished' counter. */ public static synchronized void checkpoint(){ while(nFinished != nWorkers){ try { Thread.sleep(10); } catch (InterruptedException e) { System.err.println("Error: thread execution interrupted"); e.printStackTrace(); } } nFinished = 0; } /* inner class instance variables */ private int threadID; /* static variables */ private static Random rgen = new Random(); private static int nFinished = 0; public static int nWorkers = 0; } }