ch.javasoft.job
Interface Job<R>

Type Parameters:

R - The return value type of the result

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractJob, ExecJob, PipeJob

public interface Job<R>

A Job is a generalization of Runnable, with return value and exception.
Some job implementations might also implement Executable, which allows execution in a non-synchronized manner.

Method Summary

R	run() Executes the job, blocks until the result is present or an exception is thrown.

Method Detail

run

R run()
      throws Throwable

Executes the job, blocks until the result is present or an exception is thrown.
Note: It is usually not a good idea to call this method manually, but to let this job be executed by a JobProcessor. Most job implementations also implement Executable with the more preferable Executable.exec() and Executable.execAndWait() methods.

Returns:

the job result, or null of type Void for void methods

Throws:

Throwable - if any exception occurs