AsynchronousRunner.java

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package org.apache.openejb.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.FutureTask;

/**
 * Utility class used to invoke methods asynchronously, using a given {@link Executor}.
 */
public class AsynchronousRunner {

    private final Executor executor;

    public AsynchronousRunner(final Executor executor) {
        this.executor = executor;
    }

    /**
     * Performs the given method invocation asynchronously
     *
     * @param object    The object which will have the method invoked
     * @param method    The method to be invoked
     * @param arguments The invocation arguments
     * @return A {@link Future} containing the method return value
     */
    public Future<Object> runAsync(final Object object, final Method method, final Object... arguments) {
        final Callable<Object> callable = new MethodInvoker(object, method, arguments);
        final FutureTask<Object> futureTask = new FutureTask<Object>(callable);
        executor.execute(futureTask);
        return futureTask;
    }

    /**
     * A {@link Callable} implementation which just delegates the execution using
     * {@link Method#invoke(Object, Object[])}
     */
    private class MethodInvoker implements Callable<Object> {
        private final Object object;
        private final Method method;
        private final Object[] arguments;

        public MethodInvoker(final Object object, final Method method, final Object[] arguments) {
            this.object = object;
            this.method = method;
            this.arguments = arguments;
        }

        public Object call() throws Exception {
            return method.invoke(object, arguments);
        }
    }
}