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036    package org.deegree.framework.util;
037    
038    import java.util.Timer;
039    import java.util.TimerTask;
040    
041    /**
042     * Simple class which performs an action in continuing intervals. per default the garbage collector
043     * will be called. But extending classes can change this behavior by overwriting the run() method.
044     *
045     *
046     * @version $Revision: 18195 $
047     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
048     */
049    public class Cleaner extends TimerTask {
050    
051        /**
052         * Creates a new instance of Cleaner, which will have a delay of 60000 milis
053         *
054         * @param interval
055         *            milliseconds the run-method will be continuing called
056         */
057        public Cleaner( int interval ) {
058            Timer timer = new Timer();
059            timer.scheduleAtFixedRate( this, 60000, interval );
060        }
061    
062        /**
063         * the run mehtod will be called after the interval (milli seconds) passed to the constructor. An
064         * extending class can overwrite this method to perform something else then the default action.
065         * Per default the garbage collector will be called --> System.gc();
066         */
067        @Override
068        public void run() {
069            System.gc();
070        }
071    }