Package org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread

Enum Class Invocable.InvocationType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Invocable.InvocationType>

org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.Invocable.InvocationType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Invocable.InvocationType>, Constable

Enclosing interface:

Invocable

public static enum Invocable.InvocationType
extends Enum<Invocable.InvocationType>

The behavior of an Invocable when it is invoked.

Typically, Runnables or Callbacks declare their invocation type; this information is then used by the code that should invoke the Runnable or Callback to decide whether to invoke it directly, or submit it to a thread pool to be invoked by a different thread.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
BLOCKING	Invoking the Invocable may block the invoker thread, and the invocation may be performed immediately (possibly blocking the invoker thread) or deferred to a later time, for example by submitting the Invocable to a thread pool.
EITHER	Invoking the Invocable may block the invoker thread, but the invocation cannot be deferred to a later time, differently from BLOCKING.
NON_BLOCKING	Invoking the Invocable does not block the invoker thread, and the invocation may be performed immediately in the invoker thread.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Invocable.InvocationType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Invocable.InvocationType[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

BLOCKING

public static final Invocable.InvocationType BLOCKING

Invoking the Invocable may block the invoker thread, and the invocation may be performed immediately (possibly blocking the invoker thread) or deferred to a later time, for example by submitting the Invocable to a thread pool.

This invocation type is suitable for Invocables that call application code, for example to process an HTTP request.

NON_BLOCKING

public static final Invocable.InvocationType NON_BLOCKING

Invoking the Invocable does not block the invoker thread, and the invocation may be performed immediately in the invoker thread.

This invocation type is suitable for Invocables that call implementation code that is guaranteed to never block the invoker thread.

EITHER

public static final Invocable.InvocationType EITHER

Invoking the Invocable may block the invoker thread, but the invocation cannot be deferred to a later time, differently from BLOCKING.

This invocation type is suitable for Invocables that themselves perform the non-deferrable action in a non-blocking way, thus advancing a possibly stalled system.

Method Details

values

public static Invocable.InvocationType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Invocable.InvocationType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null