Watchdog

java.lang.Object
- ghidra.util.timer.Watchdog

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable
```
public class Watchdog
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Closeable
```
A reusable watchdog that will execute a callback if the watchdog is not disarmed before it expires.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Watchdog(long defaultTimeoutMS, java.lang.Runnable timeoutMethod)`	Creates a watchdog (initially disarmed) that will poll for expiration every defaultTimeoutMS milliseconds, calling `timeoutMethod` when triggered.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`arm()`	Enables this watchdog so that at `defaultWatchdogTimeoutMS` milliseconds in the future the `timeoutMethod` will be called.
`void`	`close()`	Releases the background timer that this watchdog uses.
`void`	`disarm()`	Disables this watchdog.
`void`	`finalize()`
`boolean`	`isEnabled()`	Returns the status of the watchdog.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Watchdog
```
public Watchdog(long defaultTimeoutMS,
                java.lang.Runnable timeoutMethod)
```
    Creates a watchdog (initially disarmed) that will poll for expiration every defaultTimeoutMS milliseconds, calling timeoutMethod when triggered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    defaultTimeoutMS - number of milliseconds that the watchdog will wait after being armed before calling the timeout method.
    
    timeoutMethod - Runnable functional callback.
- Method Detail
  - finalize
```
public void finalize()
```
    Overrides:
    
    finalize in class java.lang.Object
  - close
```
public void close()
```
    Releases the background timer that this watchdog uses.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.io.Closeable
  - isEnabled
```
public boolean isEnabled()
```
    Returns the status of the watchdog.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the watchdog is armed, false if the watchdog is disarmed
  - arm
```
public void arm()
```
    Enables this watchdog so that at defaultWatchdogTimeoutMS milliseconds in the future the timeoutMethod will be called.
  - disarm
```
public void disarm()
```
    Disables this watchdog.