org.smallibs.concurrent.asynchronous

Interface Executor

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExecutorImpl

public interface Executor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> Promise<T>	async(Callable<T> task) Async method
<T> T	await(Promise<T> promise) Await method
<T> T	await(Promise<T> promise, long duration, TimeUnit timeUnit) Await method for a given duration

Method Detail

async

<T> Promise<T> async(Callable<T> task)

Async method

Parameters:

task - the task to be asynchronously executed

Returns:

a promise

await

<T> T await(Promise<T> promise)

Await method

Parameters:

promise - The promise to await for

Returns:

a result or a runtime exception

await

<T> T await(Promise<T> promise,
            long duration,
            TimeUnit timeUnit)
     throws TimeoutException

Await method for a given duration

Parameters:

promise - The promise to await for

Returns:

a result or a runtime exception

Throws:

TimeoutException - raised when no result is available after a given delay