01: /*
02: * CoadunationLib: The coaduntion implementation library.
03: * Copyright (C) 2006 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: * BeanRunnable.java
20: *
21: * This interface identifies a bean as being processable. It will have a thread
22: * dedicated to its own processing, much like a main method within a tradional
23: * program.
24: */
25:
26: package com.rift.coad.lib.bean;
27:
28: /**
29: * This interface identifies a bean as being processable. It will have a thread
30: * dedicated to its own processing, much like a main method within a tradional
31: * program.
32: *
33: * @author Brett Chaldecott
34: */
35: public interface BeanRunnable {
36: /**
37: * This method will be called to perform the processing. This method
38: * replaces the traditional run method.
39: */
40: public void process();
41:
42: /**
43: * This method is called to soft terminate the processing thread.
44: */
45: public void terminate();
46:
47: }
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