/*
* This is a common dao with basic CRUD operations and is not limited to any
* persistent layer implementation
*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Imran M Yousuf (imyousuf@smartitengineering.com)
*
* This library 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.
* This library 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, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
package com.smartitengineering.dao.impl.hbase.spi;
/**
* An API for executing HBase requests.
* @author imyousuf
*/
public interface ExecutorService {
/**
* Execute a HBase request and use the callback to perform the custom part and return if needed.
* @param <ReturnType> The return type of the execution, may be {@link Void}
* @param tableName Name of the table the callback will perform action on. May be blank, check implementation for
* details
* @param callback The custom action callback
* @return Return whatever is wished from the callback to the executor.
*/
public <ReturnType> ReturnType execute(String tableName, Callback<ReturnType> callback);
}