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package org.springframework.core.task;
/**
* Simple task executor interface that abstracts the execution
* of a {@link Runnable}.
*
* Implementations can use all sorts of different execution strategies,
* such as: synchronous, asynchronous, using a thread pool, and more.
*
*
Equivalent to JDK 1.5's {@link java.util.concurrent.Executor}
* interface. Separate mainly for compatibility with JDK 1.3+.
* Implementations can simply implement the JDK 1.5 Executor
* interface as well, as it defines the exact same method signature.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.0
* @see java.util.concurrent.Executor
*/
public interface TaskExecutor {
/**
* Execute the given task.
*
The call might return immediately if the implementation uses
* an asynchronous execution strategy, or might block in the case
* of synchronous execution.
* @param task the Runnable to execute (never null)
* @throws TaskRejectedException if the given task was not accepted
*/
void execute(Runnable task);
}