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17
18 package org.apache.tomcat.util.threads;
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20
21 /** Implemented if you want to run a piece of code inside a thread pool.
22  */

23 public interface ThreadPoolRunnable {
24     // XXX use notes or a hashtable-like
25
// Important: ThreadData in JDK1.2 is implemented as a Hashtable( Thread -> object ),
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// expensive.
27

28     /** Called when this object is first loaded in the thread pool.
29      * Important: all workers in a pool must be of the same type,
30      * otherwise the mechanism becomes more complex.
31      */

32     public Object JavaDoc[] getInitData();
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34     /** This method will be executed in one of the pool's threads. The
35      * thread will be returned to the pool.
36      */

37     public void runIt(Object JavaDoc thData[]);
38
39 }
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