AbstractRemoteService.java

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 * Copyright (c) 2013 Ericsson and others.
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 * Contributors:
 *     Miles Parker (Tasktop Technologies) - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/

package org.eclipse.mylyn.reviews.core.spi.remote;

/**
 * Specifies a contract for a service that supports managed execution against remote (or other asynchronous or
 * unpredictable) APIs and/or resources.
 * 
 * @author Miles Parker
 */
public abstract class AbstractRemoteService {

	/**
	 * Implementors should invoke the the
	 * {@link AbstractRemoteConsumer#pull(boolean, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor)} and
	 * {@link AbstractRemoteConsumer#applyModel(boolean)} methods for the supplied process in the following well defined
	 * way. This method is expected to return very quickly and <em>must not block</em> under any circumstances, as it
	 * must be safely callable from the UI thread. Implementors should support one full cycle of invocation:
	 * <ol>
	 * <li>The pull phase of the process is invoked. This invocation must be asynchronous if
	 * {@link AbstractRemoteConsumer#isAsynchronous()} is true.</li>
	 * <li>If a failure occurs or a core exception is thrown during the request phase,
	 * {@link AbstractRemoteConsumer#notifyDone(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus)} is invoked with the exception.</li>
	 * <li>Otherwise, when the request process returns, the {@link AbstractRemoteConsumer#applyModel(boolean)} phase of
	 * the process is invoked. (In the case of the UI implementations, this might occur on the UI thread.)</li>
	 * <li>If a failure occurs during the apply phase, notifyDone may optionally be invoked to report the failure.</li>
	 * <li>If both phases complete successfully,
	 * {@link AbstractRemoteConsumer#notifyDone(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus)} is invoked on the process with an OK
	 * status.</li>
	 * </ol>
	 * 
	 * @param process
	 *            The consumer process to execute
	 * @param force
	 *            Invoke the pull and apply processes even if the relevant APIs indicate that they are not needed.
	 */
	public abstract void retrieve(final AbstractRemoteConsumer process, boolean force);

	/**
	 * Supports apply and notification services executed against a specific thread. (For example, the Remote UI Service
	 * overrides this to force all model update events to occur on the UI thread, as best EMF practices require.)
	 * 
	 * @param runnable
	 * @param block
	 *            true if the model execution should block until complete, false if it can complete in separate thread
	 */
	public abstract void modelExec(Runnable runnable, boolean block);

	/**
	 * Supports apply and notification services executed against a specific thread. (For example, the Remote UI Service
	 * overrides this to force all model update events to occur on the UI thread, as best EMF practices require.)
	 * 
	 * @param runnable
	 */
	public final void modelExec(Runnable runnable) {
		modelExec(runnable, true);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns true if any consumers are currently being managed.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	public abstract boolean isActive();

	/**
	 * Dispose of all resources and listeners used by the service.
	 */
	public abstract void dispose();
}