public class Producer extends Thread {
    private Link link;
    private int totalItems;
    private boolean flush;

    public Producer( Link link, int totalItems, boolean flush ) {
	this.link = link;
	this.totalItems = totalItems;
	this.flush = flush;
    }

    public void run() {
	for( int items = 0 ; items < totalItems; items++ ) {
	    Integer i = new Integer( items);
            System.out.println("sending: " + i );
            if ( flush ) System.out.flush();
	    link.send( i );
	    System.out.println( "sent: " + i + " size: "
		    + link.getSize() );
            if ( flush ) System.out.flush();
	}
	link.close();
    }
}