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+//
+// $Id: RunQueue.java,v 1.1 2003/08/13 01:55:30 ray Exp $
+
+package com.samskivert.util;
+
+import com.samskivert.Log;
+
+/**
+ * Used to serialize access to some resource.
+ */
+public class RunQueue extends LoopingThread
+{
+    public RunQueue ()
+    {
+        super("RunQueue");
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Post a runnable unit for running on the run queue.
+     */
+    public void post (Runnable r)
+    {
+        _queue.append(r);
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    protected void iterate ()
+    {
+        Runnable r = (Runnable) _queue.get();
+        try {
+            r.run();
+
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            Log.warning("Runnable posted to RunQueue barfed.");
+            Log.logStackTrace(t);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    protected void kick ()
+    {
+        post(new Runnable() {
+            public void run () {
+                // nothing
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** The queue of things to run. */
+    protected Queue _queue = new Queue();
+}