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Allow WalletAppKit to have a non blocking startup.

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Mike Hearn 2013-09-15 20:24:46 +02:00
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core/src/main/java/com/google/bitcoin/kits/WalletAppKit.java
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@ -37,9 +37,20 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
/** /**
* <p>Utility class that wraps the boilerplate needed to set up a new SPV bitcoinj app. Instantiate it with a directory * <p>Utility class that wraps the boilerplate needed to set up a new SPV bitcoinj app. Instantiate it with a directory
* and file prefix, optionally configure a few things, then use start or startAndWait. The object will construct and * and file prefix, optionally configure a few things, then use start or startAndWait. The object will construct and
* configure a {@link BlockChain}, {@link SPVBlockStore}, {@link Wallet} and {@link PeerGroup}. Startup will be * configure a {@link BlockChain}, {@link SPVBlockStore}, {@link Wallet} and {@link PeerGroup}. Depending on the value
* considered complete once the block chain has fully synchronized, so it can take a while. Once complete, you can * of the blockingStartup property, startup will be considered complete once the block chain has fully synchronized,
* go ahead and add the listeners you need to the underlying objects.</p> * so it can take a while.</p>
*
* <p>To add listeners and modify the objects that are constructed, you can either do that by overriding the
* {@link #onSetupCompleted()} method (which will run on a background thread) and make your changes there,
* or by waiting for the service to start and then accessing the objects from wherever you want. However, you cannot
* access the objects this class creates until startup is complete.</p>
*
* <p>The asynchronous design of this class may seem puzzling (just use {@link #startAndWait()} if you don't want that).
* It is to make it easier to fit bitcoinj into GUI apps, which require a high degree of responsiveness on their main
* thread which handles all the animation and user interaction. Even when blockingStart is false, initializing bitcoinj
* means doing potentially blocking file IO, generating keys and other potentially intensive operations. By running it
* on a background thread, there's no risk of accidentally causing UI lag.</p>
* *
* <p>Note that {@link #startAndWait()} can throw an unchecked {@link com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException} * <p>Note that {@link #startAndWait()} can throw an unchecked {@link com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException}
* if anything goes wrong during startup - you should probably handle it and use {@link Exception#getCause()} to figure * if anything goes wrong during startup - you should probably handle it and use {@link Exception#getCause()} to figure
@ -61,6 +72,7 @@ public class WalletAppKit extends AbstractIdleService {
private PeerEventListener downloadListener; private PeerEventListener downloadListener;
private boolean autoStop = true; private boolean autoStop = true;
private InputStream checkpoints; private InputStream checkpoints;
private boolean blockingStartup = true;
public WalletAppKit(NetworkParameters params, File directory, String filePrefix) { public WalletAppKit(NetworkParameters params, File directory, String filePrefix) {
this.params = checkNotNull(params); this.params = checkNotNull(params);
@ -117,6 +129,17 @@ public class WalletAppKit extends AbstractIdleService {
return this; return this;
} }
/**
* If true (the default) then the startup of this service won't be considered complete until the network has been
* brought up, peer connections established and the block chain synchronised. Therefore {@link #startAndWait()} can
* potentially take a very long time. If false, then startup is considered complete once the network activity
* begins and peer connections/block chain sync will continue in the background.
*/
public WalletAppKit setBlockingStartup(boolean blockingStartup) {
this.blockingStartup = blockingStartup;
return this;
}
/** /**
* <p>Override this to load all wallet extensions if any are necessary.</p> * <p>Override this to load all wallet extensions if any are necessary.</p>
* *