ISingleThreadedExecutor.java

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package org.eclipse.tcf.te.runtime.concurrent.interfaces;

import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

/**
 * Single threaded execution service interface declaration.
 */
public interface ISingleThreadedExecutor extends Executor {

	/**
	 * Returns if or if not the current thread is identical to the executor
	 * thread.
	 *
	 * @return <code>True</code> if the current thread is the executor thread,
	 *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isExecutorThread();

	/**
	 * Returns if or if not the given thread is identical to the executor
	 * thread.
	 *
	 * @param thread
	 *            The thread or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return <code>True</code> if the current thread is the executor thread,
	 *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
	 */
	public boolean isExecutorThread(Thread thread);
}