org.syrup
Interface PTask

All Superinterfaces:

Task

All Known Subinterfaces:

PTaskTemplate

All Known Implementing Classes:

PTaskImpl, PTaskTemplateImpl

public interface PTask

extends Task

A persistent Task that is held by a WorkSpace.

Author:

Robbert van Dalen

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

COPYRIGHT

Method Summary

long	creationTime() Returns the creation time of a PTask.
boolean	done() Returns true if this PTask is done.
boolean	executable() Returns true if this PTask is executable.
boolean	isParent() Returns true if this PTask is a parent.
java.lang.String	key() Returns the key that the WorkSpace uses to identify a PTask.
long	modifications() Returns the number of modifications since creation.
long	modificationTime() Returns the last modification time since creation.
java.lang.String	parentKey() Returns the parent identifier.
java.lang.String	worker() Returns the Worker's address (URL) that is currently executing this PTask.

Methods inherited from interface org.syrup.Task

description, environment, functionClass, name, orType, parameter

Field Detail

COPYRIGHT

public static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

parentKey

public java.lang.String parentKey()

Returns the parent identifier. The parent of a PTask is fixed and cannot change during the life-cyle of a Workspace.

Returns:

The parent identifier key.

See Also:

key()

key

public java.lang.String key()

Returns the key that the WorkSpace uses to identify a PTask. This identifier is fixed and cannot change during the life-cyle of a Workspace.

Returns:

The identifier key.

modifications

public long modifications()

Returns the number of modifications since creation. Because PTasks can be executed multiple times, this number can more then 1. Note that the number of modifications can only increase during the life-cyle of a Workspace.

Returns:

The number of modifications since creation.

modificationTime

public long modificationTime()

Returns the last modification time since creation. This changes when the number of modifications is increased.

Returns:

The last modification time since creation.

creationTime

public long creationTime()

Returns the creation time of a PTask. This is fixed and cannot change during the life-cyle of a Workspace.

executable

public boolean executable()

Returns true if this PTask is executable.

Returns:

true if this PTask is executable.

done

public boolean done()

Returns true if this PTask is done. When a PTask is done, it will be indefinitely during the life-cyle of a Workspace.

Returns:

true if this PTask is done.

isParent

public boolean isParent()

Returns true if this PTask is a parent. When a PTask is made parent, it will be indefinitely during the life-cyle of a Workspace.

Returns:

true if this PTask is a parent.

worker

public java.lang.String worker()

Returns the Worker's address (URL) that is currently executing this PTask.

Returns:

The Worker's address executing this PTask.