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/*
* Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Markus Junginger, greenrobot (http://greenrobot.org)
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.greenrobot.eventbus;
/**
* Each subscriber method has a thread mode, which determines in which thread the method is to be called by EventBus.
* EventBus takes care of threading independently from the posting thread.
*
* @see EventBus#register(Object)
* @author Markus
*/
public enum ThreadMode {
/**
* Subscriber will be called directly in the same thread, which is posting the event. This is the default. Event delivery
* implies the least overhead because it avoids thread switching completely. Thus this is the recommended mode for
* simple tasks that are known to complete in a very short time without requiring the main thread. Event handlers
* using this mode must return quickly to avoid blocking the posting thread, which may be the main thread.
*/
POSTING,
/**
* On Android, subscriber will be called in Android's main thread (UI thread). If the posting thread is
* the main thread, subscriber methods will be called directly, blocking the posting thread. Otherwise the event
* is queued for delivery (non-blocking). Subscribers using this mode must return quickly to avoid blocking the main thread.
* If not on Android, behaves the same as {@link #POSTING}.
*/
MAIN,
/**
* On Android, subscriber will be called in Android's main thread (UI thread). Different from {@link #MAIN},
* the event will always be queued for delivery. This ensures that the post call is non-blocking.
*/
MAIN_ORDERED,
/**
* On Android, subscriber will be called in a background thread. If posting thread is not the main thread, subscriber methods
* will be called directly in the posting thread. If the posting thread is the main thread, EventBus uses a single
* background thread, that will deliver all its events sequentially. Subscribers using this mode should try to
* return quickly to avoid blocking the background thread. If not on Android, always uses a background thread.
*/
BACKGROUND,
/**
* Subscriber will be called in a separate thread. This is always independent from the posting thread and the
* main thread. Posting events never wait for subscriber methods using this mode. Subscriber methods should
* use this mode if their execution might take some time, e.g. for network access. Avoid triggering a large number
* of long running asynchronous subscriber methods at the same time to limit the number of concurrent threads. EventBus
* uses a thread pool to efficiently reuse threads from completed asynchronous subscriber notifications.
*/
ASYNC
}