1 // NPCTE fix for bugId 4510777, esc 532372, MR October 2001 2 // file TaskServer.java created for this bug fix 3 4 /* 5 * @(#)file TaskServer.java 6 * @(#)author Sun Microsystems, Inc. 7 * @(#)version 1.2 8 * @(#)date 01/10/03 9 * 10 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. 11 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. 12 */ 13 14 15 package com.sun.jmx.snmp.tasks; 16 17 /** 18 * This interface is implemented by objects that are able to execute 19 * tasks. Whether the task is executed in the client thread or in another 20 * thread depends on the TaskServer implementation. 21 * 22 * <p><b>This API is a Sun Microsystems internal API and is subject 23 * to change without notice.</b></p> 24 * @see com.sun.jmx.snmp.tasks.Task 25 * 26 * @since 1.5 27 **/ 28 public interface TaskServer { 29 /** 30 * Submit a task to be executed. 31 * Once a task is submitted, it is guaranteed that either 32 * {@link com.sun.jmx.snmp.tasks.Task#run() task.run()} or 33 * {@link com.sun.jmx.snmp.tasks.Task#cancel() task.cancel()} will be called. 34 * <p>Whether the task is executed in the client thread (e.g. 35 * <code>public void submitTask(Task task) { task.run(); }</code>) or in 36 * another thread (e.g. <code> 37 * public void submitTask(Task task) { new Thrad(task).start(); }</code>) 38 * depends on the TaskServer implementation. 39 * @param task The task to be executed. 40 **/ 41 public void submitTask(Task task); 42 } 43