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+#!/bin/sh
+# run_example.sh
+# Wrapper script to run the example programs in subdirectory 
+# ./test/java/org/examples of a git checkout of hid4java.
+
+# Note that this script seems to be required for Linux (specifically 
+# Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS) because the documented recipe of running 
+# examples with a command line like: 
+#
+# mvn clean test exec:java -Dexec.classpathScope="test" -Dexec.mainClass="org.hid4java.examples.UsbHidEnumerationExample"
+#
+# does not exit cleanly.
+
+# The examples run to completion as expected, but threads started by the 
+# application do not exit promptly when sent an interrupt signal, the shutdown
+# process is delayed, and ultimately an exception is thrown reporting
+# that a background thread was closed by force.  
+
+# Messages seen when this occurs include:
+#
+# [WARNING] thread Thread[...] was interrupted but is still alive after waiting at least 15000msecs
+# [WARNING] thread Thread[...] will linger despite being asked to die via interruption
+# [WARNING] NOTE: ... thread(s) did not finish despite being asked to via interruption. This is not a problem with exec:java, it is a problem with the running code. Although not serious, it should be remedied.
+
+# The following StackOverflow answer suggests that this might be a 
+# problem arising because of the fact that when the app is run from 
+# Maven it is not allowed to own the main thread, and the operation of 
+# the Thread.interrupt() requires the main thread to exit in order
+# to unblock and shut down background threads.
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/77783869
+
+# The following issue has been raised on hid4java's GitHub repository
+# relating to this problem:
+# https://github.com/gary-rowe/hid4java/issues/161
+
+examplejavapkg=org.hid4java.examples
+examplesubpath=$(echo $examplejavapkg | sed -e 's^\.^/^g')
+srcpathprefix=./src/test/java
+clspathprefix=./target/test-classes
+
+# This problem has been reported against a specific variant of
+# AMD/Intel desktop Linux.
+# If the problem turns out to be Maven-related and affect other 
+# platforms, it may be necessary to require the platform to 
+# be specified or detected.  For now, YAGNI.
+h4j_platform=linux-amd64
+
+usage() {
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "   $0 [ExampleClassName]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "where [ExampleClassName] is the basename of one of the following "
+    echo "Java source files in ./src/test/java/$examplesubpath/: "
+    echo ""
+    ls -1 ./src/test/java/$examplesubpath/ | grep -v BaseExample
+    echo ""
+    exit 1
+}
+
+examplename=$1
+
+if [ -z $examplename ]
+then
+    usage
+elif [ ! -f $srcpathprefix/$examplesubpath/$examplename.java ]
+then
+    echo Example source file not found at $srcpathprefix/$examplesubpath/$examplename.java
+    usage
+elif [ ! -f $clspathprefix/$examplesubpath/$examplename.class ]
+then
+    echo Example compiled file not found at $clspathprefix/$examplesubpath/$examplename.class
+    echo Perhaps run 'sudo mvn clean test' and fix build errors?
+else
+    echo Pre-run checks OK
+fi
+
+# To run examples under AMD/Intel Linux, we need a classpath 
+# which includes the following components:
+#
+# + the .class files compiled from hid4java source for the 
+# hid4java library itself and its tests (the examples are
+# a subdirectory of the test set)
+CLASSPATH=target/classes
+CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:target/test-classes:
+#
+# + the .so files necessary to run under the current OS platform
+CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:target/classes/$h4j_platform
+#
+# + the .jar file providing JNA library, in the user's Maven repository
+CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$HOME/.m2/repository/net/java/dev/jna/jna/5.16.0/jna-5.16.0.jar
+
+export CLASSPATH
+
+sudo java -cp $CLASSPATH org.hid4java.examples.$examplename
+
+