ThreadCollector.java

/*
 *  Copyright 2010 Kevin Gaudin
 *
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package kidozen.client.crash.collector;

/**
 * Collects some data identifying a Thread, usually the Thread which crashed.
 * 
 * @author Kevin Gaudin
 * 
 */
public class ThreadCollector {

    /**
     * Convenience method that collects some data identifying a Thread, usually the Thread which
     * crashed and returns a string containing the thread's id, name, priority and group name.
     * 
     * @param the thread
     * @return a string representation of the string including the id, name and priority of the thread.
     */
    public static String collect(Thread t) {
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
        if (t != null) {

            result.append("id=").append(t.getId()).append("\n");
            result.append("name=").append(t.getName()).append("\n");
            result.append("priority=").append(t.getPriority()).append("\n");
            if (t.getThreadGroup() != null) {
                result.append("groupName=").append(t.getThreadGroup().getName()).append("\n");
            }
        } else {
            result.append("No broken thread, this might be a silent exception.");
        }
        return result.toString();
    }
}