OnJava8-Examples/innerclasses/controller/Controller.java

// innerclasses/controller/Controller.java
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// The reusable framework for control systems
package innerclasses.controller;
import java.util.*;

public class Controller {
  // A class from java.util to hold Event objects:
  private List<Event> eventList = new ArrayList<>();
  public void addEvent(Event c) { eventList.add(c); }
  public void run() {
    while(eventList.size() > 0)
      // Make a copy so you're not modifying the list
      // while you're selecting the elements in it:
      for(Event e : new ArrayList<>(eventList))
        if(e.ready()) {
          System.out.println(e);
          e.action();
          eventList.remove(e);
        }
  }
}