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Java Threading for Clock App

This assignment requires students to create a simple clock application that displays the current time and date continuously using Java threads. A Clock class will be created to handle time display formatting. Separate threads will be used for the background time updating task and display printing task. Thread priorities will be introduced and tested to improve timekeeping accuracy, with the display thread given a higher priority than the update thread. The program output will continuously print the current time and date to the console.

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Java Threading for Clock App

This assignment requires students to create a simple clock application that displays the current time and date continuously using Java threads. A Clock class will be created to handle time display formatting. Separate threads will be used for the background time updating task and display printing task. Thread priorities will be introduced and tested to improve timekeeping accuracy, with the display thread given a higher priority than the update thread. The program output will continuously print the current time and date to the console.

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Simple Clock Application Assignment: Java Threads in Action

This assignment challenges you to create a simple clock application using Java threads. You'll

gain practical experience with the Java Thread model, understand multithreading concepts, and

explore thread priorities for task prioritization.

Scenario:

Develop a program that displays the current time and date continuously. Utilize Java threads to

handle time updates in the background and display them concurrently. Observe how thread

priorities impact timekeeping precision.

Requirements:

Clock Class:

• Create a Clock class responsible for displaying time and date in a readable format (e.g.,

"HH:mm:ss dd-MM-yyyy").

public class Clock {


private Date currentTime;

public Clock() {
currentTime = new Date();
}

public void update() {


currentTime = new Date();
}

public String getTimeString() {


SimpleDateFormat formatter = new
SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss dd-MM-yyyy");
return formatter.format(currentTime);
}
}

• Implement a method to continuously update the current time.

public void run() {


while (true) {
update();
try {
Thread.sleep(1000); // Update every second
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

Thread Implementation:

• Use Java threads to achieve continuous time updates in the background.

public class ClockApplication {


public static void main(String[] args) {
Clock clock = new Clock();
Thread updateThread = new Thread(clock);

updateThread.start(); // Start the time update thread

Thread displayThread = new Thread(() -> {


while (true) {
try {
Thread.sleep(500); // Print every 500
milliseconds
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.out.println(clock.getTimeString());
}
});

displayThread.start(); // Start the time display thread


}
}

• Implement a separate thread for printing the updated time to the console.

Thread Priorities:

• Introduce thread priorities for better timekeeping accuracy.

updateThread.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
displayThread.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY);

• Assign a higher priority to the clock display thread compared to the background update

thread.

Simulation Output:

• Continuously display the current time and date on the console.

14:23:15 15-02-2024

14:23:16 15-02-2024

14:23:17 15-02-2024

...

• Ensure time updates smoothly and accurately.

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