src/components/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/timers/ConstantTimer.java

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package org.apache.jmeter.timers;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.AbstractTestElement;
import org.apache.jmeter.util.JMeterUtils;

/**
 * This class implements a constant timer with its own panel and fields for
 * value update and user interaction.
 *
 */
public class ConstantTimer extends AbstractTestElement implements Timer, Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 240L;

    public static final String DELAY = "ConstantTimer.delay"; //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * No-arg constructor.
     */
    public ConstantTimer() {
    }

    /**
     * Set the delay for this timer.
     * @param delay The delay for this timer
     */
    public void setDelay(String delay) {
        setProperty(DELAY, delay);
    }

    /**
     * Set the range (not used for this timer).
     * @param range Not used
     *
     */
    public void setRange(double range) {
        // NOOP
    }

    /**
     * Get the delay value for display.
     *
     * @return the delay value for display.
     */
    public String getDelay() {
        return getPropertyAsString(DELAY);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the range (not used for this timer).
     *
     * @return the range (always zero for this timer).
     */
    public double getRange() {
        return 0;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the delay to use during test execution.
     *
     * @return the delay.
     */
    @Override
    public long delay() {
        return getPropertyAsLong(DELAY);
    }

    /**
     * Provide a description of this timer class.
     *
     * @return the description of this timer class.
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return JMeterUtils.getResString("constant_timer_memo"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    }
}