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 * Copyright (C) 2006-2010 Schlichtherle IT Services
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package de.schlichtherle.io;

/**
 * Creates cancellable tasks.
 * This interface implements a subset of the functionality in JSE5's
 * {@code ExecutorService} interface,
 * which enables to backport the functionality to J2SE 1.4 easily.
 *
 * @author Christian Schlichtherle
 * @version $Id: Executor.java,v 1.4 2010/08/20 13:09:41 christian_schlichtherle Exp $
 * @since TrueZIP 6.5
 */
interface Executor {

    /**
     * Returns a cancellable {@code Task} for the given
     * {@code target}.
     */
    Task submit(Runnable target);
}