info.pppc.base.system.operation

Interface IOperation

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeviceRegistry, IPBroadcastTransceiver, IPMulticastTransceiver, IPPacketConnector, LeaseRegistry, MxIPBroadcastTransceiver, MxIPMulticastTransceiver, MxIPProactiveRouting, ProactiveDiscovery, ProactiveRouting, RoutingOperation, TimedDiscovery

public interface IOperation

An operation is a special form of executable that is used by BASE. This is similar to a runnable, however, it takes a monitor as input that enables other threads to cancel the operation.

Author:

Marcus Handte

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	perform(IMonitor monitor) Performs the operation.

Method Detail

perform

void perform(IMonitor monitor)
             throws java.lang.Exception

Performs the operation. The operation should update the monitor and signal its progress to the monitor. A long-running operation should check the cancel flag from time to time. After an operation completes it must call the cancel or finish method at the progress monitor. If the progress monitor indicates that the

Parameters:

monitor - An monitor that observes the performance of the operation.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - An exception that can be thrown while the operation is performed.