public class ApplicationInstanceManager {
private static ApplicationInstanceListener subListener;
/** Randomly chosen, but static, high socket number */
public static final int SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET = 44331;
/** Must end with newline */
public static final String SINGLE_INSTANCE_SHARED_KEY = "$$NewInstance$$\n";
/**
* Registers this instance of the application.
*
* @return true if first instance, false if not.
*/
public static boolean registerInstance() {
// returnValueOnError should be true if lenient (allows app to run on network error) or false if strict.
boolean returnValueOnError = true;
// try to open network socket
// if success, listen to socket for new instance message, return true
// if unable to open, connect to existing and send new instance message, return false
try {
final ServerSocket socket = new ServerSocket(SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET, 10, InetAddress
.getLocalHost());
log.debug("Listening for application instances on socket " + SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET);
Thread instanceListenerThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
boolean socketClosed = false;
while (!socketClosed) {
if (socket.isClosed()) {
socketClosed = true;
} else {
try {
Socket client = socket.accept();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(client.getInputStream()));
String message = in.readLine();
if (SINGLE_INSTANCE_SHARED_KEY.trim().equals(message.trim())) {
log.debug("Shared key matched - new application instance found");
fireNewInstance();
}
in.close();
client.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
socketClosed = true;
}
}
}
}
});
instanceListenerThread.start();
// listen
} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
return returnValueOnError;
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug("Port is already taken. Notifying first instance.");
try {
Socket clientSocket = new Socket(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET);
OutputStream out = clientSocket.getOutputStream();
out.write(SINGLE_INSTANCE_SHARED_KEY.getBytes());
out.close();
clientSocket.close();
log.debug("Successfully notified first instance.");
return false;
} catch (UnknownHostException e1) {
log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
return returnValueOnError;
} catch (IOException e1) {
log.error("Error connecting to local port for single instance notification");
log.error(e1.getMessage(), e1);
return returnValueOnError;
}
}
return true;
}
public static void setApplicationInstanceListener(ApplicationInstanceListener listener) {
subListener = listener;
}
private static void fireNewInstance() {
if (subListener != null) {
subListener.newInstanceCreated();
}
}
}
public interface ApplicationInstanceListener {
public void newInstanceCreated();
}
public class MyApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) {
if (!ApplicationInstanceManager.registerInstance()) {
// instance already running.
System.out.println("Another instance of this application is already running. Exiting.");
System.exit(0);
}
ApplicationInstanceManager.setApplicationInstanceListener(new ApplicationInstanceListener() {
public void newInstanceCreated() {
System.out.println("New instance detected...");
// this is where your handler code goes...
}
});
}
}
private static ApplicationInstanceListener subListener;
/** Randomly chosen, but static, high socket number */
public static final int SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET = 44331;
/** Must end with newline */
public static final String SINGLE_INSTANCE_SHARED_KEY = "$$NewInstance$$\n";
/**
* Registers this instance of the application.
*
* @return true if first instance, false if not.
*/
public static boolean registerInstance() {
// returnValueOnError should be true if lenient (allows app to run on network error) or false if strict.
boolean returnValueOnError = true;
// try to open network socket
// if success, listen to socket for new instance message, return true
// if unable to open, connect to existing and send new instance message, return false
try {
final ServerSocket socket = new ServerSocket(SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET, 10, InetAddress
.getLocalHost());
log.debug("Listening for application instances on socket " + SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET);
Thread instanceListenerThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
boolean socketClosed = false;
while (!socketClosed) {
if (socket.isClosed()) {
socketClosed = true;
} else {
try {
Socket client = socket.accept();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(client.getInputStream()));
String message = in.readLine();
if (SINGLE_INSTANCE_SHARED_KEY.trim().equals(message.trim())) {
log.debug("Shared key matched - new application instance found");
fireNewInstance();
}
in.close();
client.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
socketClosed = true;
}
}
}
}
});
instanceListenerThread.start();
// listen
} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
return returnValueOnError;
} catch (IOException e) {
log.debug("Port is already taken. Notifying first instance.");
try {
Socket clientSocket = new Socket(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), SINGLE_INSTANCE_NETWORK_SOCKET);
OutputStream out = clientSocket.getOutputStream();
out.write(SINGLE_INSTANCE_SHARED_KEY.getBytes());
out.close();
clientSocket.close();
log.debug("Successfully notified first instance.");
return false;
} catch (UnknownHostException e1) {
log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
return returnValueOnError;
} catch (IOException e1) {
log.error("Error connecting to local port for single instance notification");
log.error(e1.getMessage(), e1);
return returnValueOnError;
}
}
return true;
}
public static void setApplicationInstanceListener(ApplicationInstanceListener listener) {
subListener = listener;
}
private static void fireNewInstance() {
if (subListener != null) {
subListener.newInstanceCreated();
}
}
}
public interface ApplicationInstanceListener {
public void newInstanceCreated();
}
public class MyApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) {
if (!ApplicationInstanceManager.registerInstance()) {
// instance already running.
System.out.println("Another instance of this application is already running. Exiting.");
System.exit(0);
}
ApplicationInstanceManager.setApplicationInstanceListener(new ApplicationInstanceListener() {
public void newInstanceCreated() {
System.out.println("New instance detected...");
// this is where your handler code goes...
}
});
}
}