How do you start custom non-UI threads on a Netbeans platform application?

Question

Q: How do you start custom non-UI threads on a Netbeans platform application?

This was never a problem for me with swing applications since I had a main class to work with.

Here is how I used to do it.

//Execute main method.
public static void main(String args[]) 
{
    //Start thread 1.
    (new Thread(new ThreadClass1())).start();
    //Start thread 2.
    (new Thread(new ThreadClass2())).start();
    //Start thread 3.
    (new Thread(new ThreadClass3())).start();
}

I do prefer the net-beans platform but it manages much of these start up functions differently than what I am used to. Thankyou in advance.

Answer 1

I found the answer to my question and I thought to write it out.

I have a class called StartupClass.java and you need to declare it in the module manifest as:

OpenIDE-Module-Install: parentFolder/StartupClass.class

Here is the code:

import org.openide.modules.ModuleInstall;

public class StartupClass extends ModuleInstall 
{
    //This method is executed at startup.
    @Override
    public void restored()
    {
        //Start thread 1.
        (new Thread(new ThreadClass1())).start();
        //Start thread 2.
        (new Thread(new ThreadClass2())).start();
        //Start thread 3.
        (new Thread(new ThreadClass3())).start();
    }
}

Hope this helps if anyone needs it.