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package org.springframework.core.task;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* <code>TaskExecutor</code> implementation that executes each task
* <i>synchronously</i> in the calling thread.
*
* <p>Mainly intended for testing scenarios.
*
* <p>Execution in the calling thread does have the advantage of participating
* in it's thread context, for example the thread context class loader or the
* thread's current transaction association. That said, in many cases,
* asynchronous execution will be preferable: choose an asynchronous
* <code>TaskExecutor</code> instead for such scenarios.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @see SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor
* @see org.springframework.scheduling.timer.TimerTaskExecutor
* @since 2.0
*/
public class SyncTaskExecutor implements TaskExecutor, Serializable {
/**
* Executes the given <code>task</code> synchronously, through direct
* invocation of it's {@link Runnable#run() run()} method.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given <code>task</code> is <code>null</code>
*/
public void execute(Runnable task) {
Assert.notNull(task, "Runnable must not be null");
task.run();
}
}