ISynchronizationContext


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11  package org.eclipse.core.filebuffers;
12  
13  /**
14   * A file buffer manager (see
15   * {@link org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.IFileBufferManager}uses a
16   * <code>ISynchronizationContext</code> in order to execute commands
17   * encapsulated as {@link java.lang.Runnable}. The synchronization context
18   * executes the <code>Runnables</code> according to a specific
19   * synchronization/execution policy. This could be that the given
20   * <code>Runnable</code> is executed in a specific thread or environment or
21   * adhere to specific timing constraints. The concrete characteristics of the
22   * policy is to be specified by the context implementer.
23   * <p>
24   * This interface can be implemented by clients. Clients use
25   * {@link org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.IFileBufferManager#setSynchronizationContext(ISynchronizationContext)}
26   * to install a particular synchronization context with a file buffer manager.
27   *
28   * @since 3.0
29   */
30  public interface ISynchronizationContext {
31  
32      /**
33       * Executes the given runnable according to the specified
34       * synchronization/execution policy.
35       *
36       *
37       * @param runnable the runnable to be executed
38       */
39      void run(Runnable   runnable);
40  }
41

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