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package org.opends.quicksetup.util;
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/**
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* This class provides a mechanism for running a task in the background using a
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* separate thread and providing the caller with notification when it has
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* completed.
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* @param <T> type of object returned by this process
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*/
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public abstract class BackgroundTask<T>
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{
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/**
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* Creates a new thread and begins running the task in the background. When
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* the task has completed, the {@code backgroundTaskCompleted} method will be
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* invoked.
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*/
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public final void startBackgroundTask()
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{
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BackgroundTaskThread<T> taskThread = new BackgroundTaskThread<T>(this);
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taskThread.start();
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}
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/**
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* Performs all processing associated with the task.
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*
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* @return An {@code Object} with information about the processing performed
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* for this task, or {@code null} if no return value is needed.
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*
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* @throws Throwable throwable that will be passed through the method
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* backgroundTaskCompleted.
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*/
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public abstract T processBackgroundTask() throws Throwable;
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/**
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* This method will be invoked to indicate that the background task has
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* completed. If processing completed successfully, then the
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* {@code Throwable} argument will be {@code null} and the {@code returnValue}
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* argument will contain the value returned by the
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* {@code processBackgroundTask} method. If an exception or error was thrown,
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* then the {@code throwable} argument will not be {@code null}.
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*
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* @param returnValue The value returned by the
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* {@code processBackgroundTask} method when processing
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* completed, or {@code null} if no value was returned or
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* an exception was encountered during processing.
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* @param throwable A {@code Throwable} instance (e.g., an exception) that
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* was raised during processing, or {@code null} if all
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* processing completed successfully.
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*/
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public abstract void backgroundTaskCompleted(T returnValue,
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Throwable throwable);
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}
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