/*
* InterruptibleTask.java
*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Leo Osvald <leo.osvald@gmail.com>
*
* This file is part of SGLJ.
*
* SGLJ is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* SGLJ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.sglj.task;
/**
* The task which can be interrupted (i.e. paused) or postponed.
*
* @author Leo Osvald
* @version 0.9
*/
public interface InterruptibleTask extends CancelableTask {
/**
* Checks whether the task is running.
* @return <code>true</code> if the task is running,
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
*/
boolean isRunning();
/**
* Changes task status from running to interrupted and vice-versa.
*/
void setRunning(boolean running);
/**
* Registers a new {@link TaskInterruptListener} listener.
* @param l listener
*/
void addTaskInterruptListener(TaskInterruptListener l);
/**
* Unregister an existing {@link TaskInterruptListener} listener.
* @param l listener
*/
void removeTaskInterruptListener(TaskInterruptListener l);
/**
* Registers new {@link CancellableTaskListener} listener.<br>
* Equivalent to the following to calls (in that order):
* {@link #addTaskListener(TaskListener)},
* {@link #addTaskInterruptListener(TaskInterruptListener)}
* @param l listener
*/
void addInterruptibleTaskListener(InterruptibleTaskListener l);
/**
* Unregisters existing {@link CancellableTaskListener} listener.<br>
* Equivalent to the following to calls (in that order):
* {@link #removeTaskListener(TaskListener)},
* {@link #addTaskInterruptListener(TaskInterruptListener)}
* @param l listener
*/
void removeInterruptibleTaskListener(InterruptibleTaskListener l);
}