TaskScheduler.java

package org.frameworkset.schedule;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;

public interface TaskScheduler {
	/**
	 * Schedule the given {@link Runnable}, invoking it whenever the trigger
	 * indicates a next execution time.
	 * <p>Execution will end once the scheduler shuts down or the returned
	 * {@link ScheduledFuture} gets cancelled.
	 * @param task the Runnable to execute whenever the trigger fires
	 * @param trigger an implementation of the {@link Trigger} interface,
	 * e.g. a {@link org.frameworkset.scheduling.support.CronTrigger} object
	 * wrapping a cron expression
	 * @return a {@link ScheduledFuture} representing pending completion of the task,
	 * or {@code null} if the given Trigger object never fires (i.e. returns
	 * {@code null} from {@link Trigger#nextExecutionTime})
	 * @throws org.frameworkset.core.task.TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
	 * for internal reasons (e.g. a pool overload handling policy or a pool shutdown in progress)
	 * @see org.frameworkset.scheduling.support.CronTrigger
	 */
	ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable task, Trigger trigger);

	/**
	 * Schedule the given {@link Runnable}, invoking it at the specified execution time.
	 * <p>Execution will end once the scheduler shuts down or the returned
	 * {@link ScheduledFuture} gets cancelled.
	 * @param task the Runnable to execute whenever the trigger fires
	 * @param startTime the desired execution time for the task
	 * (if this is in the past, the task will be executed immediately, i.e. as soon as possible)
	 * @return a {@link ScheduledFuture} representing pending completion of the task
	 * @throws org.frameworkset.core.task.TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
	 * for internal reasons (e.g. a pool overload handling policy or a pool shutdown in progress)
	 */
	ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable task, Date startTime);

	/**
	 * Schedule the given {@link Runnable}, invoking it at the specified execution time
	 * and subsequently with the given period.
	 * <p>Execution will end once the scheduler shuts down or the returned
	 * {@link ScheduledFuture} gets cancelled.
	 * @param task the Runnable to execute whenever the trigger fires
	 * @param startTime the desired first execution time for the task
	 * (if this is in the past, the task will be executed immediately, i.e. as soon as possible)
	 * @param period the interval between successive executions of the task (in milliseconds)
	 * @return a {@link ScheduledFuture} representing pending completion of the task
	 * @throws org.frameworkset.core.task.TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
	 * for internal reasons (e.g. a pool overload handling policy or a pool shutdown in progress)
	 */
	ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable task, Date startTime, long period);

	/**
	 * Schedule the given {@link Runnable}, starting as soon as possible and
	 * invoking it with the given period.
	 * <p>Execution will end once the scheduler shuts down or the returned
	 * {@link ScheduledFuture} gets cancelled.
	 * @param task the Runnable to execute whenever the trigger fires
	 * @param period the interval between successive executions of the task (in milliseconds)
	 * @return a {@link ScheduledFuture} representing pending completion of the task
	 * @throws org.frameworkset.core.task.TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
	 * for internal reasons (e.g. a pool overload handling policy or a pool shutdown in progress)
	 */
	ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable task, long period);

	/**
	 * Schedule the given {@link Runnable}, invoking it at the specified execution time
	 * and subsequently with the given delay between the completion of one execution
	 * and the start of the next.
	 * <p>Execution will end once the scheduler shuts down or the returned
	 * {@link ScheduledFuture} gets cancelled.
	 * @param task the Runnable to execute whenever the trigger fires
	 * @param startTime the desired first execution time for the task
	 * (if this is in the past, the task will be executed immediately, i.e. as soon as possible)
	 * @param delay the delay between the completion of one execution and the start
	 * of the next (in milliseconds)
	 * @return a {@link ScheduledFuture} representing pending completion of the task
	 * @throws org.frameworkset.core.task.TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
	 * for internal reasons (e.g. a pool overload handling policy or a pool shutdown in progress)
	 */
	ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable task, Date startTime, long delay);

	/**
	 * Schedule the given {@link Runnable}, starting as soon as possible and
	 * invoking it with the given delay between the completion of one execution
	 * and the start of the next.
	 * <p>Execution will end once the scheduler shuts down or the returned
	 * {@link ScheduledFuture} gets cancelled.
	 * @param task the Runnable to execute whenever the trigger fires
	 * @param delay the interval between successive executions of the task (in milliseconds)
	 * @return a {@link ScheduledFuture} representing pending completion of the task
	 * @throws org.frameworkset.core.task.TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
	 * for internal reasons (e.g. a pool overload handling policy or a pool shutdown in progress)
	 */
	ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable task, long delay);

}