com.epicentric.task
Class Errand

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--com.epicentric.task.Errand

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

Deprecated. As of version 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. It has been replaced with TaskManager

public class Errand

extends Thread

Runs a task with or without a timeout. If task times out before completion, isInterrupted() will return true.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Errand(DirectTask task)
Deprecated. Constructor.

Errand(DirectTask task, int timeout)
Deprecated. Constructor.

Errand(DirectTask task, int timeout, String errand_name)
Deprecated. Constructor.

Errand(DirectTask task, String errand_name)
Deprecated. Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	completedSuccessfully() Deprecated. Return whether task completed successfully.
void	run() Deprecated. Execute the task.
boolean	timedOut() Deprecated. Answer whether task timed out.
boolean	waitForCompletion() Deprecated. Wait until task finishes or times out.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Errand

public Errand(DirectTask task)

Deprecated.

Constructor. No timeout.

Errand

public Errand(DirectTask task,
              String errand_name)

Deprecated.

Constructor. Named task with no timeout.

Errand

public Errand(DirectTask task,
              int timeout)

Deprecated.

Constructor. Uses a timeout.

Parameters:

task -

timeout - in seconds.

Errand

public Errand(DirectTask task,
              int timeout,
              String errand_name)

Deprecated.

Constructor. Uses a timeout and task name.

Parameters:

task -

timeout - in seconds.

errand_name -

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Deprecated.

Execute the task.

Overrides:

run in class Thread

waitForCompletion

public boolean waitForCompletion()

Deprecated.

Wait until task finishes or times out. Return whether it succeeded or not. Does not return whether or not task timed out. #see timedOut

completedSuccessfully

public boolean completedSuccessfully()

Deprecated.

Return whether task completed successfully. Will wait for completion. #see waitForCompletion

timedOut

public boolean timedOut()

Deprecated.

Answer whether task timed out.