org.openprivacy.reptile.tasks
Class TaskManager

java.lang.Object
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public class TaskManager

extends java.lang.Object

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

Version:

$Id: TaskManager.java,v 1.5 2001/12/12 09:29:07 burton Exp $

Author:

burtonator

Constructor Summary

TaskManager()

Method Summary

static boolean	checkTaskSystemEnabled() If the Task system is enabled, return true.
boolean	contains(java.lang.String identifier) Return true if this Task manager contains the given task.
static TaskManager	getInstance() Get an instance of the TaskManager.
Task	getTask(java.lang.String identifier) Get a task from the TaskManager.
java.util.Enumeration	getTasks() Get all known tasks.
void	run(java.lang.String type) Run all tasks with the given type.
void	run(Task task) Run this given task.
void	start(java.lang.Class clazz) Start a specific task.
void	start(Task task)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TaskManager

public TaskManager()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static TaskManager getInstance()

Get an instance of the TaskManager.

contains

public boolean contains(java.lang.String identifier)

Return true if this Task manager contains the given task.

getTasks

public java.util.Enumeration getTasks()

Get all known tasks.

start

public void start(java.lang.Class clazz)
           throws java.lang.Exception

Start a specific task.

start

public void start(Task task)
           throws java.lang.Exception

run

public void run(Task task)
         throws java.lang.Exception

Run this given task. This can only happen if it's state is PAUSED.

checkTaskSystemEnabled

public static boolean checkTaskSystemEnabled()
                                      throws java.lang.Exception

If the Task system is enabled, return true.

run

public void run(java.lang.String type)
         throws java.lang.Exception

Run all tasks with the given type.

getTask

public Task getTask(java.lang.String identifier)
             throws java.lang.Exception

Get a task from the TaskManager.