net.sf.asyncobjects.util.timer
Interface ATimer

All Superinterfaces:

ACloseable, AsyncObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

TimerWrapper

public interface ATimer
extends ACloseable

Timer interface. It closely mimics Timer class. The ACloseable.close() works like Timer.cancel().

Author:

const

Method Summary

Promise<Integer>	purge() Remove all tasks from the timer
Promise<ACallable<Boolean>>	schedule(Date time, ATimerTask task) Schedule task at specified time
Promise<ACallable<Boolean>>	schedule(Date firstTime, long period, ATimerTask task) Schedule task after specfied time with specified period
Promise<ACallable<Boolean>>	schedule(long delay, ATimerTask task) Schedule task after specified delay
Promise<ACallable<Boolean>>	schedule(long delay, long period, ATimerTask task) Schedule task after specfied delay with specified period
Promise<ACallable<Boolean>>	scheduleAtFixedRate(Date firstTime, long period, ATimerTask task) Schedule task after specfied time with fixed rage
Promise<ACallable<Boolean>>	scheduleAtFixedRate(long delay, long period, ATimerTask task) Schedule task after specfied delay with fixed rate

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.asyncobjects.ACloseable

close

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.asyncobjects.AsyncObject

dereference, isImmediate

Method Detail

purge

Promise<Integer> purge()

Remove all tasks from the timer

Returns:

amount of purged tasks

schedule

Promise<ACallable<Boolean>> schedule(long delay,
                                     ATimerTask task)

Schedule task after specified delay

Parameters:

delay - a delay

task - a taks to schedule.

Returns:

a promise for cancel action

See Also:

Timer.schedule(java.util.TimerTask, long), TimerTask.cancel()

schedule

Promise<ACallable<Boolean>> schedule(Date time,
                                     ATimerTask task)

Schedule task at specified time

Parameters:

time - a time to schedule at

task - a taks to schedule.

Returns:

a promise for cancel action

See Also:

Timer.schedule(java.util.TimerTask, Date), TimerTask.cancel()

schedule

Promise<ACallable<Boolean>> schedule(long delay,
                                     long period,
                                     ATimerTask task)

Schedule task after specfied delay with specified period

Parameters:

delay - a delay

period - a period

task - a taks to schedule.

Returns:

a promise for cancel action

See Also:

Timer.schedule(java.util.TimerTask, long, long), TimerTask.cancel()

schedule

Promise<ACallable<Boolean>> schedule(Date firstTime,
                                     long period,
                                     ATimerTask task)

Schedule task after specfied time with specified period

Parameters:

firstTime - a first time the task is executed

period - a period

task - a taks to schedule.

Returns:

a promise for cancel action

See Also:

Timer.schedule(java.util.TimerTask, long, long), TimerTask.cancel()

scheduleAtFixedRate

Promise<ACallable<Boolean>> scheduleAtFixedRate(long delay,
                                                long period,
                                                ATimerTask task)

Schedule task after specfied delay with fixed rate

Parameters:

delay - a delay

period - a period

task - a taks to schedule.

Returns:

a promise for cancel action

See Also:

Timer.schedule(java.util.TimerTask, long, long), TimerTask.cancel()

scheduleAtFixedRate

Promise<ACallable<Boolean>> scheduleAtFixedRate(Date firstTime,
                                                long period,
                                                ATimerTask task)

Schedule task after specfied time with fixed rage

Parameters:

firstTime - a first time the task is executed

period - a period

task - a taks to schedule.

Returns:

a promise for cancel action

See Also:

Timer.schedule(java.util.TimerTask, long, long), TimerTask.cancel()