Interface Task<V>

All Superinterfaces:

Future<V>, com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<V>, ProgressObservable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTask, FutureForwardingTask

public interface Task<V>
extends com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<V>, ProgressObservable

A task is a job that can be scheduled, run, or cancelled. Tasks can report on their own status. Tasks have owners.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	Task.State	Represents the state of a task.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Date	getCreationDate()	Get the time at which the task was created.
String	getName()	Get the name of the task so it can be printed to the user.
Object	getOwner()	Get the owner of the task.
Task.State	getState()	Get the state of the task.
UUID	getUniqueId()	Get the unique ID of this task.

Methods inherited from interface Future

cancel, exceptionNow, get, get, isCancelled, isDone, resultNow, state

Methods inherited from interface com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture

addListener

Methods inherited from interface ProgressObservable

getProgress

Method Details

getUniqueId

UUID getUniqueId()

Get the unique ID of this task.

Returns:

this task's unique ID

getName

String getName()

Get the name of the task so it can be printed to the user.

Returns:

the name of the task

getOwner

@Nullable
Object getOwner()

Get the owner of the task.

Returns:

an owner object, if one is known or valid, otherwise null

getState

Task.State getState()

Get the state of the task.

Returns:

the state of the task

getCreationDate

Date getCreationDate()

Get the time at which the task was created.

Returns:

a date