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1 /* System.java -- useful methods to interface with the system
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39 package java.lang;
41 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
42 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
43 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
44 import java.io.FileInputStream;
45 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
46 import java.io.InputStream;
47 import java.io.PrintStream;
48 import java.util.Properties;
49 import java.util.PropertyPermission;
50 import gnu.classpath.Configuration;
52 /**
53 * System represents system-wide resources; things that represent the
54 * general environment. As such, all methods are static.
56 * @author John Keiser
57 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
58 * @since 1.0
59 * @status still missing 1.4 functionality
61 public final class System
63 // WARNING: System is a CORE class in the bootstrap cycle. See the comments
64 // in vm/reference/java/lang/Runtime for implications of this fact.
66 /**
67 * Add to the default properties. The field is stored in Runtime, because
68 * of the bootstrap sequence; but this adds several useful properties to
69 * the defaults. Once the default is stabilized, it should not be modified;
70 * instead it is passed as a parent properties for fast setup of the
71 * defaults when calling <code>setProperties(null)</code>.
73 static
75 // Note that this loadLibrary() takes precedence over the one in Object,
76 // since Object.<clinit> is waiting for System.<clinit> to complete
77 // first; but loading a library twice is harmless.
78 if (Configuration.INIT_LOAD_LIBRARY)
79 loadLibrary("javalang");
81 Properties defaultProperties = Runtime.defaultProperties;
83 // Set base URL if not already set.
84 if (defaultProperties.get("gnu.classpath.home.url") == null)
85 defaultProperties.put("gnu.classpath.home.url",
86 "file://"
87 + defaultProperties.get("gnu.classpath.home")
88 + "/lib");
90 // Set short name if not already set.
91 if (defaultProperties.get("gnu.classpath.vm.shortname") == null)
93 String value = defaultProperties.getProperty("java.vm.name");
94 int index = value.lastIndexOf(' ');
95 if (index != -1)
96 value = value.substring(index + 1);
97 defaultProperties.put("gnu.classpath.vm.shortname", value);
100 defaultProperties.put("gnu.cpu.endian",
101 isWordsBigEndian() ? "big" : "little");
103 // GCJ LOCAL: Classpath sets common encoding aliases here.
104 // Since we don't (yet) have gnu.java.io.EncodingManager, these
105 // are a waste of time and just slow down system startup.
107 // XXX FIXME - Temp hack for old systems that set the wrong property
108 if (defaultProperties.get("java.io.tmpdir") == null)
109 defaultProperties.put("java.io.tmpdir",
110 defaultProperties.get("java.tmpdir"));
114 * Stores the current system properties. This can be modified by
115 * {@link #setProperties(Properties)}, but will never be null, because
116 * setProperties(null) sucks in the default properties.
118 // Note that we use clone here and not new. Some programs assume
119 // that the system properties do not have a parent.
120 private static Properties properties
121 = (Properties) Runtime.defaultProperties.clone();
124 * The standard InputStream. This is assigned at startup and starts its
125 * life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can change it
126 * using {@link #setIn(InputStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
128 * <p>This corresponds to the C stdin and C++ cin variables, which
129 * typically input from the keyboard, but may be used to pipe input from
130 * other processes or files. That should all be transparent to you,
131 * however.
133 public static final InputStream in
134 = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(FileDescriptor.in));
136 * The standard output PrintStream. This is assigned at startup and
137 * starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
138 * change it using {@link #setOut(PrintStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
140 * <p>This corresponds to the C stdout and C++ cout variables, which
141 * typically output normal messages to the screen, but may be used to pipe
142 * output to other processes or files. That should all be transparent to
143 * you, however.
145 public static final PrintStream out
146 = new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.out)), true);
148 * The standard output PrintStream. This is assigned at startup and
149 * starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
150 * change it using {@link #setOut(PrintStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
152 * <p>This corresponds to the C stderr and C++ cerr variables, which
153 * typically output error messages to the screen, but may be used to pipe
154 * output to other processes or files. That should all be transparent to
155 * you, however.
157 public static final PrintStream err
158 = new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.err)), true);
161 * This class is uninstantiable.
163 private System()
168 * Set {@link #in} to a new InputStream. This uses some VM magic to change
169 * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
170 * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
172 * @param in the new InputStream
173 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
174 * @since 1.1
176 public static void setIn(InputStream in)
178 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
179 if (sm != null)
180 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
181 setIn0(in);
185 * Set {@link #out} to a new PrintStream. This uses some VM magic to change
186 * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
187 * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
189 * @param out the new PrintStream
190 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
191 * @since 1.1
193 public static void setOut(PrintStream out)
195 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
196 if (sm != null)
197 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
199 setOut0(out);
203 * Set {@link #err} to a new PrintStream. This uses some VM magic to change
204 * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
205 * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
207 * @param err the new PrintStream
208 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
209 * @since 1.1
211 public static void setErr(PrintStream err)
213 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
214 if (sm != null)
215 sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
216 setErr0(err);
220 * Set the current SecurityManager. If a security manager already exists,
221 * then <code>RuntimePermission("setSecurityManager")</code> is checked
222 * first. Since this permission is denied by the default security manager,
223 * setting the security manager is often an irreversible action.
225 * <STRONG>Spec Note:</STRONG> Don't ask me, I didn't write it. It looks
226 * pretty vulnerable; whoever gets to the gate first gets to set the policy.
227 * There is probably some way to set the original security manager as a
228 * command line argument to the VM, but I don't know it.
230 * @param sm the new SecurityManager
231 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
233 public synchronized static void setSecurityManager(SecurityManager sm)
235 // Implementation note: the field lives in Runtime because of bootstrap
236 // initialization issues. This method is synchronized so that no other
237 // thread changes it to null before this thread makes the change.
238 if (Runtime.securityManager != null)
239 Runtime.securityManager.checkPermission
240 (new RuntimePermission("setSecurityManager"));
241 Runtime.securityManager = sm;
245 * Get the current SecurityManager. If the SecurityManager has not been
246 * set yet, then this method returns null.
248 * @return the current SecurityManager, or null
250 public static SecurityManager getSecurityManager()
252 // Implementation note: the field lives in Runtime because of bootstrap
253 // initialization issues.
254 return Runtime.securityManager;
258 * Get the current time, measured in the number of milliseconds from the
259 * beginning of Jan. 1, 1970. This is gathered from the system clock, with
260 * any attendant incorrectness (it may be timezone dependent).
262 * @return the current time
263 * @see java.util.Date
265 public static native long currentTimeMillis();
268 * Copy one array onto another from <code>src[srcStart]</code> ...
269 * <code>src[srcStart+len-1]</code> to <code>dest[destStart]</code> ...
270 * <code>dest[destStart+len-1]</code>. First, the arguments are validated:
271 * neither array may be null, they must be of compatible types, and the
272 * start and length must fit within both arrays. Then the copying starts,
273 * and proceeds through increasing slots. If src and dest are the same
274 * array, this will appear to copy the data to a temporary location first.
275 * An ArrayStoreException in the middle of copying will leave earlier
276 * elements copied, but later elements unchanged.
278 * @param src the array to copy elements from
279 * @param srcStart the starting position in src
280 * @param dest the array to copy elements to
281 * @param destStart the starting position in dest
282 * @param len the number of elements to copy
283 * @throws NullPointerException if src or dest is null
284 * @throws ArrayStoreException if src or dest is not an array, if they are
285 * not compatible array types, or if an incompatible runtime type
286 * is stored in dest
287 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if len is negative, or if the start or
288 * end copy position in either array is out of bounds
290 public static native void arraycopy(Object src, int srcStart,
291 Object dest, int destStart, int len);
294 * Get a hash code computed by the VM for the Object. This hash code will
295 * be the same as Object's hashCode() method. It is usually some
296 * convolution of the pointer to the Object internal to the VM. It
297 * follows standard hash code rules, in that it will remain the same for a
298 * given Object for the lifetime of that Object.
300 * @param o the Object to get the hash code for
301 * @return the VM-dependent hash code for this Object
302 * @since 1.1
304 public static native int identityHashCode(Object o);
307 * Get all the system properties at once. A security check may be performed,
308 * <code>checkPropertiesAccess</code>. Note that a security manager may
309 * allow getting a single property, but not the entire group.
311 * <p>The required properties include:
312 * <dl>
313 * <dt>java.version <dd>Java version number
314 * <dt>java.vendor <dd>Java vendor specific string
315 * <dt>java.vendor.url <dd>Java vendor URL
316 * <dt>java.home <dd>Java installation directory
317 * <dt>java.vm.specification.version <dd>VM Spec version
318 * <dt>java.vm.specification.vendor <dd>VM Spec vendor
319 * <dt>java.vm.specification.name <dd>VM Spec name
320 * <dt>java.vm.version <dd>VM implementation version
321 * <dt>java.vm.vendor <dd>VM implementation vendor
322 * <dt>java.vm.name <dd>VM implementation name
323 * <dt>java.specification.version <dd>Java Runtime Environment version
324 * <dt>java.specification.vendor <dd>Java Runtime Environment vendor
325 * <dt>java.specification.name <dd>Java Runtime Environment name
326 * <dt>java.class.version <dd>Java class version number
327 * <dt>java.class.path <dd>Java classpath
328 * <dt>java.library.path <dd>Path for finding Java libraries
329 * <dt>java.io.tmpdir <dd>Default temp file path
330 * <dt>java.compiler <dd>Name of JIT to use
331 * <dt>java.ext.dirs <dd>Java extension path
332 * <dt>os.name <dd>Operating System Name
333 * <dt>os.arch <dd>Operating System Architecture
334 * <dt>os.version <dd>Operating System Version
335 * <dt>file.separator <dd>File separator ("/" on Unix)
336 * <dt>path.separator <dd>Path separator (":" on Unix)
337 * <dt>line.separator <dd>Line separator ("\n" on Unix)
338 * <dt>user.name <dd>User account name
339 * <dt>user.home <dd>User home directory
340 * <dt>user.dir <dd>User's current working directory
341 * </dl>
343 * In addition, gnu defines several other properties, where ? stands for
344 * each character in '0' through '9':
345 * <dl>
346 * <dl> gnu.classpath.vm.shortname <dd> Succinct version of the VM name;
347 * used for finding property files in file system
348 * <dl> gnu.classpath.home.url <dd> Base URL; used for finding
349 * property files in file system
350 * <dt> gnu.cpu.endian <dd>big or little
351 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.ISO-8859-? <dd>8859_?
352 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso-8859-? <dd>8859_?
353 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso8859_? <dd>8859_?
354 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso-latin-_? <dd>8859_?
355 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.latin? <dd>8859_?
356 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.UTF-8 <dd>UTF8
357 * <dt> gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.utf-8 <dd>UTF8
358 * </dl>
360 * @return the system properties, will never be null
361 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
363 public static Properties getProperties()
365 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
366 if (sm != null)
367 sm.checkPropertiesAccess();
368 return properties;
372 * Set all the system properties at once. A security check may be performed,
373 * <code>checkPropertiesAccess</code>. Note that a security manager may
374 * allow setting a single property, but not the entire group. An argument
375 * of null resets the properties to the startup default.
377 * @param properties the new set of system properties
378 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
380 public static void setProperties(Properties properties)
382 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
383 if (sm != null)
384 sm.checkPropertiesAccess();
385 if (properties == null)
387 // Note that we use clone here and not new. Some programs
388 // assume that the system properties do not have a parent.
389 properties = (Properties) Runtime.defaultProperties.clone();
391 System.properties = properties;
395 * Get a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
396 * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key)</code>.
398 * @param key the name of the system property to get
399 * @return the property, or null if not found
400 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
401 * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
402 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
404 public static String getProperty(String key)
406 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
407 if (sm != null)
408 sm.checkPropertyAccess(key);
409 else if (key.length() == 0)
410 throw new IllegalArgumentException("key can't be empty");
411 return properties.getProperty(key);
415 * Get a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
416 * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key)</code>.
418 * @param key the name of the system property to get
419 * @param def the default
420 * @return the property, or def if not found
421 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
422 * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
423 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
425 public static String getProperty(String key, String def)
427 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
428 if (sm != null)
429 sm.checkPropertyAccess(key);
430 return properties.getProperty(key, def);
434 * Set a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
435 * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key, "write")</code>.
437 * @param key the name of the system property to set
438 * @param value the new value
439 * @return the previous value, or null
440 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
441 * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
442 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
443 * @since 1.2
445 public static String setProperty(String key, String value)
447 SecurityManager sm = Runtime.securityManager; // Be thread-safe.
448 if (sm != null)
449 sm.checkPermission(new PropertyPermission(key, "write"));
450 return (String) properties.setProperty(key, value);
454 * This used to get an environment variable, but following Sun's lead,
455 * it now throws an Error. Use <code>getProperty</code> instead.
457 * @param name the name of the environment variable
458 * @return this does not return
459 * @throws Error this is not supported
460 * @deprecated use {@link #getProperty(String)}; getenv is not supported
462 public static String getenv(String name)
464 throw new Error("getenv no longer supported, use properties instead: "
465 + name);
469 * Terminate the Virtual Machine. This just calls
470 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().exit(status)</code>, and never returns.
471 * Obviously, a security check is in order, <code>checkExit</code>.
473 * @param status the exit status; by convention non-zero is abnormal
474 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
475 * @see Runtime#exit(int)
477 public static void exit(int status)
479 Runtime.getRuntime().exit(status);
483 * Calls the garbage collector. This is only a hint, and it is up to the
484 * implementation what this hint suggests, but it usually causes a
485 * best-effort attempt to reclaim unused memory from discarded objects.
486 * This calls <code>Runtime.getRuntime().gc()</code>.
488 * @see Runtime#gc()
490 public static void gc()
492 Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
496 * Runs object finalization on pending objects. This is only a hint, and
497 * it is up to the implementation what this hint suggests, but it usually
498 * causes a best-effort attempt to run finalizers on all objects ready
499 * to be reclaimed. This calls
500 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalization()</code>.
502 * @see Runtime#runFinalization()
504 public static void runFinalization()
506 Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalization();
510 * Tell the Runtime whether to run finalization before exiting the
511 * JVM. This is inherently unsafe in multi-threaded applications,
512 * since it can force initialization on objects which are still in use
513 * by live threads, leading to deadlock; therefore this is disabled by
514 * default. There may be a security check, <code>checkExit(0)</code>. This
515 * calls <code>Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalizersOnExit()</code>.
517 * @param finalizeOnExit whether to run finalizers on exit
518 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
519 * @see Runtime#runFinalizersOnExit()
520 * @since 1.1
521 * @deprecated never rely on finalizers to do a clean, thread-safe,
522 * mop-up from your code
524 public static void runFinalizersOnExit(boolean finalizeOnExit)
526 Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalizersOnExit(finalizeOnExit);
530 * Load a code file using its explicit system-dependent filename. A security
531 * check may be performed, <code>checkLink</code>. This just calls
532 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename)</code>.
534 * @param filename the code file to load
535 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
536 * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the file cannot be loaded
537 * @see Runtime#load(String)
539 public static void load(String filename)
541 Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename);
545 * Load a library using its explicit system-dependent filename. A security
546 * check may be performed, <code>checkLink</code>. This just calls
547 * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename)</code>.
549 * @param libname the library file to load
550 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
551 * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the file cannot be loaded
552 * @see Runtime#load(String)
554 public static void loadLibrary(String libname)
556 Runtime.getRuntime().loadLibrary(libname);
560 * Convert a library name to its platform-specific variant.
562 * @param libname the library name, as used in <code>loadLibrary</code>
563 * @return the platform-specific mangling of the name
564 * @since 1.2
566 public static String mapLibraryName(String libname)
568 // XXX Fix this!!!!
569 return Runtime.nativeGetLibname("", libname);
573 * Detect big-endian systems.
575 * @return true if the system is big-endian.
577 static native boolean isWordsBigEndian();
580 * Set {@link #in} to a new InputStream.
582 * @param in the new InputStream
583 * @see #setIn(InputStream)
585 private static native void setIn0(InputStream in);
588 * Set {@link #out} to a new PrintStream.
590 * @param out the new PrintStream
591 * @see #setOut(PrintStream)
593 private static native void setOut0(PrintStream out);
596 * Set {@link #err} to a new PrintStream.
598 * @param err the new PrintStream
599 * @see #setErr(PrintStream)
601 private static native void setErr0(PrintStream err);
602 } // class System