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package scala.actors
/**
* A common interface for all schedulers used to execute actor tasks.
*
* Subclasses of `Actor` that override its `scheduler` member must provide
* an `IScheduler` implementation.
*
* @author Philipp Haller
*/
@deprecated("Use the akka.actor package instead. For migration from the scala.actors package refer to the Actors Migration Guide.", "2.11.0")
trait IScheduler {
/** Submits a closure for execution.
*
* @param fun the closure to be executed
*/
def execute(fun: => Unit): Unit
/** Submits a `Runnable` for execution.
*
* @param task the task to be executed
*/
def execute(task: Runnable): Unit
def executeFromActor(task: Runnable): Unit =
execute(task)
/** Shuts down the scheduler. */
def shutdown(): Unit
/** When the scheduler is active, it can execute tasks.
*
* @return `'''true'''`, if the scheduler is active, otherwise false.
*/
def isActive: Boolean
/** Registers a newly created actor with this scheduler.
*
* @param a the actor to be registered
*/
def newActor(a: TrackedReactor): Unit
/** Unregisters an actor from this scheduler, because it
* has terminated.
*
* @param a the actor to be registered
*/
def terminated(a: TrackedReactor): Unit
/** Registers a closure to be executed when the specified
* actor terminates.
*
* @param a the actor
* @param f the closure to be registered
*/
def onTerminate(a: TrackedReactor)(f: => Unit): Unit
def managedBlock(blocker: scala.concurrent.ManagedBlocker): Unit
}