RemoteFuture.java

package com.bigdata.service.proxy;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

/**
 * {@link Remote} interface declaring the API of {@link Future} but also
 * declaring that each methods throws {@link IOException} in order to be
 * compatible with {@link Remote} and {@link Exporter}. Of course, this
 * means that this interface can not extend {@link Future}!
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:thompsonbry@users.sourceforge.net">Bryan Thompson</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface RemoteFuture<T> extends Remote {

    public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) throws IOException;

    public T get() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException, IOException;

    public T get(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException,
            ExecutionException, TimeoutException, IOException;

    public boolean isCancelled() throws IOException;

    public boolean isDone() throws IOException;

}