org.openprivacy.reptile.tasks
Interface Task

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseTask, FeedUpdateTask, ProxyUpdateTask, SearchGCTask, SubscriptionProxyUpdateTask

public interface Task

extends java.lang.Runnable

Generic interface for running tasks in the background. These are basically just Threads.

Version:

$Id: Task.java,v 1.8 2001/09/26 01:27:44 burton Exp $

Author:

burtonator

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	MESSAGE_SUCCESSFUL
static java.lang.String	STATE_PAUSED
static java.lang.String	STATE_RUNNING
static java.lang.String	STATE_STOPPED
static java.lang.String	TYPE_OCS Specify a Task type of OCS
static java.lang.String	TYPE_RSS Specify a Task type of RSS
static java.lang.String	TYPE_UNKNOWN

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getIdentifier() Get an identifier for this Task.
long	getInterval() Get the interval that this task must run.
java.lang.String	getLastMessage() Get the last message generated for this task.
long	getLastRan() Get the last time this task was ran.
java.lang.String	getState() Set the state for this Task.
java.lang.String	getType() Return the type of this Task.
void	setIdentifier(java.lang.String identifier)
void	setInterval(long interval)
void	setLastMessage(java.lang.String message)
void	setLastMessage(java.lang.Throwable t)
void	setLastRan(long lastRan)
void	setState(java.lang.String state)
void	setType(java.lang.String type) Set the type of this Task.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Field Detail

TYPE_RSS

public static final java.lang.String TYPE_RSS

Specify a Task type of RSS

TYPE_OCS

public static final java.lang.String TYPE_OCS

Specify a Task type of OCS

TYPE_UNKNOWN

public static final java.lang.String TYPE_UNKNOWN

MESSAGE_SUCCESSFUL

public static final java.lang.String MESSAGE_SUCCESSFUL

STATE_STOPPED

public static final java.lang.String STATE_STOPPED

STATE_PAUSED

public static final java.lang.String STATE_PAUSED

STATE_RUNNING

public static final java.lang.String STATE_RUNNING

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public java.lang.String getIdentifier()

Get an identifier for this Task.

setIdentifier

public void setIdentifier(java.lang.String identifier)

See Also:

getIdentifier()

getLastRan

public long getLastRan()

Get the last time this task was ran.

setLastRan

public void setLastRan(long lastRan)

getInterval

public long getInterval()

Get the interval that this task must run.

setInterval

public void setInterval(long interval)

See Also:

getInterval()

getLastMessage

public java.lang.String getLastMessage()

Get the last message generated for this task.

setLastMessage

public void setLastMessage(java.lang.String message)

See Also:

getLastMessage()

setLastMessage

public void setLastMessage(java.lang.Throwable t)

See Also:

getLastMessage()

getState

public java.lang.String getState()

Set the state for this Task.

setState

public void setState(java.lang.String state)

See Also:

setState

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Return the type of this Task.

setType

public void setType(java.lang.String type)

Set the type of this Task.