org.apfloat.samples

Interface OperationExecutor

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalOperationExecutor, PiDistributed.Node, RemoteOperationExecutor

public interface OperationExecutor

Interface for implementing objects that can execute Operations. An operation can e.g. be executed locally or remotely.

Version:

1.1

Author:

Mikko Tommila

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	execute(Operation<T> operation) Executes some code, returning a value.
<T> BackgroundOperation<T>	executeBackground(Operation<T> operation) Starts executing some code in the background.
int	getWeight() Returns the relative weight of this executor.

Method Detail

execute

<T> T execute(Operation<T> operation)

Executes some code, returning a value.

Type Parameters:

T - Return value type of the operation.

Parameters:

operation - The operation to execute.

Returns:

Return value of the operation.

executeBackground

<T> BackgroundOperation<T> executeBackground(Operation<T> operation)

Starts executing some code in the background.

Type Parameters:

T - Return value type of the operation.

Parameters:

operation - The operation to execute in the background.

Returns:

An object for retrieving the result of the operation later.

getWeight

int getWeight()

Returns the relative weight of this executor. The weights of different operation executors can be used to distribute work more equally.

Returns:

The relative weight of this operation executor.