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package org.jowidgets.common.threads;
public interface IUiThreadAccessCommon {
/**
* Checks if the invoking thread is the ui thread
*
* @return True if the invoking thread is the ui thread, false otherwise
*/
boolean isUiThread();
/**
* Invokes the given runnable later in the ui thread
*
* @param runnable The runnable to invoke
*/
void invokeLater(Runnable runnable);
/**
* Invokes the given runnable in the ui thread and block until
* the operation is finished.
*
* Remark: Be careful using this method because it can lead to
* heavy to find deadlocks, when invokeAndWait() will be invoked by
* other code invoked directly or indirectly from the given runnable.
*
* @param runnable The runnable to invoke
*/
void invokeAndWait(Runnable runnable) throws InterruptedException;
}