Interface OperationExecutor

All Known Implementing Classes:
LocalOperationExecutor, PiDistributed.Node, RemoteOperationExecutor

public interface OperationExecutor
Interface for implementing objects that can execute Operations. An operation can e.g. be executed locally or remotely.
Version:
1.1
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    <T> T
    execute(Operation<T> operation)
    Executes some code, returning a value.
    Starts executing some code in the background.
    int
    Returns the relative weight of this executor.
  • Method Details

    • execute

      <T> T execute(Operation<T> operation)
      Executes some code, returning a value.
      Type Parameters:
      T - Return value type of the operation.
      Parameters:
      operation - The operation to execute.
      Returns:
      Return value of the operation.
    • executeBackground

      <T> BackgroundOperation<T> executeBackground(Operation<T> operation)
      Starts executing some code in the background.
      Type Parameters:
      T - Return value type of the operation.
      Parameters:
      operation - The operation to execute in the background.
      Returns:
      An object for retrieving the result of the operation later.
    • getWeight

      int getWeight()
      Returns the relative weight of this executor. The weights of different operation executors can be used to distribute work more equally.
      Returns:
      The relative weight of this operation executor.