01: /*
02: * CoadunationLib: The coadunation core library.
03: * Copyright (C) 2007 Rift IT Contracting
04: *
05: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
06: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
07: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
08: * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
09: *
10: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14: *
15: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17: * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
18: *
19: * Task.java
20: */
21:
22: package com.rift.coad.lib.thread.pool;
23:
24: /**
25: * The definition of thread pool task. This task is called by a thread in the
26: * pool to perform a specific task and than exit. It must never loop indefinitly
27: * but perform on task than exit.
28: *
29: * @author Brett Chaldecott
30: */
31: public interface Task {
32:
33: /**
34: * This method is called by a thread in the thread pool. It must perform a
35: * single task and then exit. It must not run indefinitly like a thread.
36: *
37: * @param pool The reference to the pool object.
38: * @exception Exception
39: */
40: public void process(ThreadPoolManager pool) throws Exception;
41: }
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