distrit.server
Class MultiInteractiveTask

java.lang.Object
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  +--distrit.server.MultiInteractiveTask

All Implemented Interfaces:

InteractiveTask, java.io.Serializable, Task

public class MultiInteractiveTask

extends java.lang.Object

implements InteractiveTask

This allows many InteractiveTasks to be bundled togather as one InteractiveTask.

All tasks will be started simultaneously and the task as a whole will only finish when all tasks have completed.

For more flexibility in managing tasks dynamically use FineGrainedInteractiveTasks.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MultiInteractiveTask(java.util.Vector tasks)
Creates new MultiInteractiveTask

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object params) Used to get output from the task
java.lang.Object	run(java.lang.Object params) Starts all tasks in their own thread
void	set(java.lang.Object paramsAndWhat) Used to send input to the task
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MultiInteractiveTask

public MultiInteractiveTask(java.util.Vector tasks)

Creates new MultiInteractiveTask

Parameters:

tasks - Vector containing list of tasks to run simultaneously.

Method Detail

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object params)

Used to get output from the task

Specified by:

get in interface InteractiveTask

Parameters:

params - If not null, then must be a Vector with what must be sent to each task.

Returns:

a Vector holding what each task's get method returned.

set

public void set(java.lang.Object paramsAndWhat)

Used to send input to the task

Specified by:

set in interface InteractiveTask

Parameters:

paramsAndWhat - if not null, must be a Vector with what must be sent to each task

run

public java.lang.Object run(java.lang.Object params)
                     throws java.lang.InterruptedException

Starts all tasks in their own thread

Specified by:

run in interface Task

Following copied from interface: distrit.Task

Parameters:

params - Generic parameters to start the run method with. The implemented InteractiveTaskClient will always start the run method with a null parameter so any configuring of the task must be done previous to the run method being executed.

Returns:

Final result of the run method. This could be the solution to a problem for example.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object