package org.infinispan.util.concurrent;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
/**
* Executor service that is aware of {@code BlockingRunnable} and only dispatch the runnable to a thread when it has low
* (or no) probability of blocking the thread.
* <p/>
* However, it is not aware of the changes in the state so you must invoke {@link #checkForReadyTasks()} to notify
* this that some runnable may be ready to be processed.
*
* @author Pedro Ruivo
* @since 5.3
*/
public interface BlockingTaskAwareExecutorService extends ExecutorService {
/**
* Executes the given command at some time in the future when the command is less probably to block a thread.
*
* @param runnable the command to execute
*/
void execute(BlockingRunnable runnable);
/**
* It checks for tasks ready to be processed in this {@link ExecutorService}.
*
* The invocation is done asynchronously, so the invoker is never blocked.
*/
void checkForReadyTasks();
}