org.dftproject.genesis.core.research
Class PooledTaskFamily

java.lang.Object
  org.dftproject.genesis.core.research.TaskFamily
      org.dftproject.genesis.core.research.PooledTaskFamily

public abstract class PooledTaskFamily
extends TaskFamily

A pooled task family maintains an internal thread pool which is used to execute tasks.

Constructor Summary

PooledTaskFamily(Objective objective)
Creates a pooled task family for the given objective.

Method Summary

void	cancel() Cancels this task family and all the tasks that comprise it.
void	execute(Task task) Executes the given task using the thread pool.
java.lang.String	getFullDescription() Returns a full description of this task family (including canceled status).

Methods inherited from class org.dftproject.genesis.core.research.TaskFamily

addListener, addTask, finished, getDescription, getIcon, getObjective, getTasks, isCanceled, removeListener, removeTask, taskCanceled, taskUpdated

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PooledTaskFamily

public PooledTaskFamily(Objective objective)

Creates a pooled task family for the given objective.

Parameters:

objective - the objective

Method Detail

execute

public void execute(Task task)

Executes the given task using the thread pool.

Parameters:

task - a task

cancel

public void cancel()

Description copied from class: TaskFamily

Cancels this task family and all the tasks that comprise it.

Overrides:

cancel in class TaskFamily

getFullDescription

public java.lang.String getFullDescription()

Description copied from class: TaskFamily

Returns a full description of this task family (including canceled status).

Overrides:

getFullDescription in class TaskFamily

Returns:

a full description of this family