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2 /*
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3 File: Callable.java
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5 Originally written by Doug Lea and released into the public domain.
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6 This may be used for any purposes whatsoever without acknowledgment.
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7 Thanks for the assistance and support of Sun Microsystems Labs,
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8 and everyone contributing, testing, and using this code.
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10 History:
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11 Date Who What
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12 30Jun1998 dl Create public version
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13 5Jan1999 dl Change Exception to Throwable in call signature
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14 27Jan1999 dl Undo last change
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15 */
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17 package EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent;
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19 /**
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20 * Interface for runnable actions that bear results and/or throw Exceptions.
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21 * This interface is designed to provide a common protocol for
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22 * result-bearing actions that can be run independently in threads,
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23 * in which case
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24 * they are ordinarily used as the bases of Runnables that set
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25 * FutureResults
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26 * <p>
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27 * <p>[<a href="http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/classes/EDU/oswego/cs/dl/util/concurrent/intro.html"> Introduction to this package. </a>]
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28 * @see FutureResult
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29 **/
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31 public interface Callable {
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32 /** Perform some action that returns a result or throws an exception **/
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33 Object call() throws Exception;
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34 }
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