CronAsynchronousProvider.java

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package org.jboss.seam.cron.spi.asynchronous;

import java.util.concurrent.Future;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by providers of asynchronous method invocation.
 * The provider must call the #{@literal executeInvocationContext()} method on 
 * it to cause the original method to be executed. This will also cause the
 * appropriate callback event to be fired on completion of the method invocation
 * so that the developer can respond to the result.
 * 
 * @author peteroyle
 */
public interface CronAsynchronousProvider {

    Future executeAndReturnFuture(final String queueId, final Invoker ice);

    void executeWithoutReturn(final String queueId, final Invoker ice);

}