1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi.connect;
  27 
  28 import com.sun.jdi.VirtualMachine;
  29 import java.util.Map;
  30 import java.io.IOException;



  31 
  32 /**
  33  * A connector which can launch a target VM before connecting to it.
  34  *
  35  * @author Gordon Hirsch
  36  * @since  1.3
  37  */
  38 public interface LaunchingConnector extends Connector {

  39     /**
  40      * Launches an application and connects to its VM. Properties
  41      * of the launch (possibly including options,
  42      * main class, and arguments) are specified in
  43      * <code>arguments</code>.
  44      * The argument map associates argument name strings to instances
  45      * of {@link Connector.Argument}. The default argument map for a
  46      * connector can be obtained through {@link Connector#defaultArguments}.
  47      * Argument map values can be changed, but map entries should not be
  48      * added or deleted.
  49      * <p>A target VM launched by a launching connector is not
  50      * guaranteed to be stable until after the {@link com.sun.jdi.event.VMStartEvent} has been
  51      * received.
  52      * <p>
  53      * <b>Important note:</b> If a target VM is launched through this
  54      * funcctions, its output and error streams must be read as it
  55      * executes. These streams are available through the
  56      * {@link java.lang.Process Process} object returned by
  57      * {@link com.sun.jdi.VirtualMachine#process}. If the streams are not periodically
  58      * read, the target VM will stop executing when the buffers for these

   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 1998, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi.connect;
  27 


  28 import java.io.IOException;
  29 import java.util.Map;
  30 
  31 import com.sun.jdi.VirtualMachine;
  32 
  33 /**
  34  * A connector which can launch a target VM before connecting to it.
  35  *
  36  * @author Gordon Hirsch
  37  * @since  1.3
  38  */
  39 public interface LaunchingConnector extends Connector {
  40 
  41     /**
  42      * Launches an application and connects to its VM. Properties
  43      * of the launch (possibly including options,
  44      * main class, and arguments) are specified in
  45      * <code>arguments</code>.
  46      * The argument map associates argument name strings to instances
  47      * of {@link Connector.Argument}. The default argument map for a
  48      * connector can be obtained through {@link Connector#defaultArguments}.
  49      * Argument map values can be changed, but map entries should not be
  50      * added or deleted.
  51      * <p>A target VM launched by a launching connector is not
  52      * guaranteed to be stable until after the {@link com.sun.jdi.event.VMStartEvent} has been
  53      * received.
  54      * <p>
  55      * <b>Important note:</b> If a target VM is launched through this
  56      * funcctions, its output and error streams must be read as it
  57      * executes. These streams are available through the
  58      * {@link java.lang.Process Process} object returned by
  59      * {@link com.sun.jdi.VirtualMachine#process}. If the streams are not periodically
  60      * read, the target VM will stop executing when the buffers for these