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Interface TaskMonitor

All Known Implementing Classes:

DummyTaskMonitor, PrintStreamTaskMonitor, TaskMonitorDialog

public interface TaskMonitor

Provides a simple interface between an operation (or "task") and the application in which it executes. Enables the task to report its progress, and to check whether the application has requested that it be cancelled.

Method Summary

void	allowCancellationRequests() Notifies parties that the task will accept requests for cancellation (though the task is not obligated to cancel immediately, or at all for that matter).
boolean	isCancelRequested() Checks whether a party has requested that the task be cancelled.
void	report(java.lang.Exception exception) Reports an Exception that occurred.
void	report(int itemsDone, int totalItems, java.lang.String itemDescription) Reports the number of items processed.
void	report(java.lang.String description) Describes the status of the task.

Method Detail

report

public void report(java.lang.String description)

Describes the status of the task.

Parameters:

description - a description of the progress of the overall task

report

public void report(int itemsDone,
                   int totalItems,
                   java.lang.String itemDescription)

Reports the number of items processed.

Parameters:

itemsDone - the number of items that have been processed

totalItems - the total number of items being processed, or -1 if the total number is not known

itemDescription - a one-word description of the items, such as "features"

report

public void report(java.lang.Exception exception)

Reports an Exception that occurred. The task may choose to carry on.

Parameters:

exception - an Exception that occurred during the execution of the task.

allowCancellationRequests

public void allowCancellationRequests()

Notifies parties that the task will accept requests for cancellation (though the task is not obligated to cancel immediately, or at all for that matter).

isCancelRequested

public boolean isCancelRequested()

Checks whether a party has requested that the task be cancelled. However, the task is not obligated to cancel immediately (or at all).

Returns:

whether a party has requested that the task be cancelled