class Thread undef :name if method_defined? :name undef :name= if method_defined? :name= # Returns the name of the current thread # Default: # JRuby: The underlying Java thread name # Other: String representation of this thread's object_id if defined? JRuby def name @name ||= JRuby.reference(self).native_thread.name end else def name @name ||= object_id.to_s end end # Set the name of this thread # On JRuby it also sets the underlying Java Thread name if defined? JRuby def name=(name) JRuby.reference(self).native_thread.name = @name = name.to_s end else def name=(name) @name = name.to_s end end end