com.tibbo.aggregate.common.binding

Interface BindingProcessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBindingProcessor

public interface BindingProcessor

BindingProcessor is tightly related to BindingProvider. Its implementation is an engine that executes bindings provider by a BindingProvider.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService	getExecutorService() Returns processor's thread pool.
java.util.Timer	getTimer() Returns processor's timer
boolean	isStopped() Checks whether the binding processor is stopped.
void	setEnabled(boolean enabled) Enables (resumes) or disables (pauses) a running processor.
boolean	start() Starts the binding provider.
void	stop() Stops the binding processor.
void	submit(java.util.concurrent.Callable task) Submits a task to processor's thread pool.

Method Detail

start

boolean start()

Starts the binding provider.

Returns:

true if startup was successful, false otherwise

stop

void stop()

Stops the binding processor.

isStopped

boolean isStopped()

Checks whether the binding processor is stopped.

Returns:

true if stopped, false if running

setEnabled

void setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Enables (resumes) or disables (pauses) a running processor.

Parameters:

enabled - the new state

submit

void submit(java.util.concurrent.Callable task)

Submits a task to processor's thread pool. Can be used to add "external" work for the processor.

Parameters:

task - The task to execute

getExecutorService

java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService getExecutorService()

Returns processor's thread pool.

Returns:

The thread pool

getTimer

java.util.Timer getTimer()

Returns processor's timer

Returns:

The timer