/** * The producer class * * Figure 4.14 * * @author Gagne, Galvin, Silberschatz * Operating System Concepts with Java - Eighth Edition * Copyright John Wiley & Sons - 2010. */ import java.util.Date; class Producer implements Runnable { private Channel queue; public Producer(Channel queue) { this.queue = queue; } @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public void run() { Date message; while (true) { SleepUtilities.nap(); message = new Date(); System.out.println("Producer produced " + message); // produce an item & enter it into the buffer queue.send(message); } } }