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package org.netbeans.modules.viewmodel;

import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import org.netbeans.spi.viewmodel.AsynchronousModelFilter.CALL;
import org.netbeans.spi.viewmodel.UnknownTypeException;

/**
 * Not in public API, AsynchronousModelFilter is sufficient, since we have a default.
 *
 * @author Martin Entlicher
 */
public interface AsynchronousModel {

    /**
     * Provide the threading information for view models method calls.
     * The returned Executor is used to call methods identified by
     * {@link CALL} enum.
     *
     * @param asynchCall Identification of the method call
     * @param node Object node
     * @return an instance of Executor
     */
    Executor asynchronous(CALL asynchCall, Object node) throws UnknownTypeException;
    
}