// Athread.java
// $Id: Athread.java,v 1.4 2001-04-03 00:05:09 steve Exp $

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package org.risource.pia;
import org.risource.pia.Pia;
import java.io.*;
import org.risource.ds.UnaryFunctor;

public class Athread implements UnaryFunctor{
  static final int C_IDLE = 0;	// Zombie
  static final int C_BUSY = 1;	// Is in busy list
  
  protected int status;
  protected Thread zthread;

  /**
   * Creates a thread to run a transaction.
   * @param o a transaction as an object.
   */
  public Object execute( Object o ){
    ThreadPool tp = Pia.instance().threadPool();

    Transaction t = (Transaction) o;
    zthread = new Thread(tp.group, t );
    zthread.start();
    return o;
  }

  Athread(){
    status = C_IDLE;
  }
}