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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2000-2001,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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15   */
16  
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.services.threadpool;
18  
19  import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
20  
21  /***
22   * <p>base interface for a simple ThreadPool</p>
23   *
24   * @author <a href="mailto:burton@apache.org">Kevin A. Burton</a>
25   * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
26   * @version $Id: ThreadPoolService.java,v 1.5 2004/02/23 03:51:31 jford Exp $
27   */
28  public interface ThreadPoolService extends Service {
29      
30      public static final String SERVICE_NAME = "ThreadPool";
31  
32      /***
33       * Put the Runnable object on the process queue of the threadpool.
34       * This process will be executed at defaut priority as soon as a 
35       * thread is available
36       *
37       * @param runnable the Runnable object to process
38       */
39      public void process( Runnable runnable );
40  
41      /***
42       * Put the Runnable object on the process queue of the threadpool.
43       * This process will be executed at the specified priority as soon as a 
44       * thread is available
45       *
46       * @param runnable the Runnable object to process
47       * @param priority the priority the process should run with
48       */
49      public void process( Runnable runnable, int priority );
50         
51  }
52