org.okiproject.serviceapi.sched
Interface Task

All Superinterfaces:
java.io.Serializable

public interface Task
extends java.io.Serializable

Purpose: Represents a scheduled task

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Method Summary
 void execute()
          Perform the specified task with no result object.
 java.lang.Object executeWithResults()
          Perform the specified task and place results in resulting object.
 int getPriority()
          Each task will be assigned a priority, enabling queueing of tasks into a priority-based queue.
 int setPriority(int priority)
          Method setPriority
 

Method Detail

getPriority

public int getPriority()
Each task will be assigned a priority, enabling queueing of tasks into a priority-based queue. This will be needed to ensure ordering via a mechanism other than temporal order.

setPriority

public int setPriority(int priority)
Method setPriority
Parameters:
priority -  
Returns:
 

execute

public void execute()
Perform the specified task with no result object.

executeWithResults

public java.lang.Object executeWithResults()
Perform the specified task and place results in resulting object.