utils.rb in openwferu-0.9.12

- old
+ new

@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@
 
         return object if object.kind_of?(Float)
         return object if object.kind_of?(Fixnum)
         return object if object.kind_of?(TrueClass)
         return object if object.kind_of?(FalseClass)
+        return object if object.kind_of?(Symbol)
 
         return object.dup if object.kind_of?(String)
 
         #return deep_clone(object) if object.kind_of? REXML::Document
         
@@ -249,10 +250,23 @@
         end
         s
     end
 
     #
+    # Sets the name of the current thread (the attribute :name if it is
+    # a ruby thread, the java thread name if we're in JRuby)
+    #
+    def set_current_thread_name (name)
+       if defined?(JRUBY_VERSION)
+           require 'java'
+           java.lang.Thread.current_thread.name = "#{name} (Ruby Thread)"
+       else
+           Thread.current[:name] = name
+       end
+    end
+
+    #
     # Some code for writing thinks like :
     #
     #     if async
     #         OpenWFE::call_in_thread "launch()", self do
     #             raw_expression.apply(wi)
@@ -266,9 +280,13 @@
     def OpenWFE.call_in_thread (caller_name, caller_object=nil, &block)
 
         return unless block
 
         Thread.new do
+
+            #set_current_thread_name "call_in_thread() for '#{caller_name}'"
+            set_current_thread_name caller_name
+
             begin
                 #$SAFE = safe_level
                     #
                     # (note)
                     # doesn't work : the block inherits the safety level