AcquireJobsRunnable.java

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package org.activiti.engine.impl.jobexecutor;


/**
 * @author Joram Barrez 
 */
public interface AcquireJobsRunnable extends Runnable {

	/** 
   * Called by the job executor when a new job was added by the 
   * process engine to which this job executor belongs. 
   * This is a hint, that for example the acquiring needs to start again 
   * when it would be sleeping.
   */
	void jobWasAdded();
	
	/**
	 * Called when the job executor is shutting down and the job
	 * acquiring needs to be shut down too.
	 */
	void stop();
 
}