Schedule a task!

/*
 * This is only a simple example of schedules
 */
package beeper;

import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;

/**
 *
 * @author bernardovieira
 */
public class Beeper {

    private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1);
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO code application logic here



        Beeper beep = new Beeper();
        beep.beepForAnHour();
        beep.stopIt();


    }

    public void stopIt()
    {
        new Thread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {

                try {
                    Thread.sleep(2000);
                    scheduler.shutdown();
                } catch (InterruptedException ex) { }

                //if you want to start another beeper
                //just uncomment the code below

                /*Beeper beep = new Beeper();
                beep.beepForAnHour();
                beep.stopIt();*/
            }
        }).start();
    }

    public void beepForAnHour()
    {
        final Runnable beeper = new Runnable()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                System.out.println("beep");
            }
        };
        scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(beeper, 1, 1, SECONDS);
    }

}