org.apache.felix.eventadmin.impl.tasks
Class DispatchTask

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.felix.eventadmin.impl.tasks.DispatchTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class DispatchTask
extends Object
implements Runnable

This class is the core of the event dispatching (for both, synchronous and asynchronous). It implements handover and timeout capabilities.

Author:

Felix Project Team

Constructor Summary

DispatchTask(TaskProducer producer, Scheduler scheduler, HandoverTask handover)
The constructor of the object.

Method Summary

void	handover() This method will trigger a callback to the handover callback and stop this task.
void	hold() This will pause the task (including its timeout clock) until a call to resume()
void	resume() This will let the previously hold task resume.
void	run() This will loop until the producer returns null.
void	stop() This method stops the tasks without a handover

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DispatchTask

public DispatchTask(TaskProducer producer,
                    Scheduler scheduler,
                    HandoverTask handover)

The constructor of the object.

Parameters:

producer - The producer (i.e., the event queue) that provides the next tasks

scheduler - The scheduler to use for timeout actions

handover - The callback to use on timeouts and handovers

Method Detail

run

public void run()

This will loop until the producer returns null. Until then the returned tasks are executed.

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

See Also:

Runnable.run()

handover

public void handover()

This method will trigger a callback to the handover callback and stop this task.

stop

public void stop()

This method stops the tasks without a handover

hold

public void hold()

This will pause the task (including its timeout clock) until a call to resume()

resume

public void resume()

This will let the previously hold task resume.