com.almasb.fxgl.app

Interface Executor

All Superinterfaces:

Executor

public interface Executor
extends Executor

Asynchronous executor service. Allows submitting tasks to be run in the background, including after a certain delay.

Author:

Almas Baimagambetov (almaslvl@gmail.com)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> Async<T>	async(Callable<T> func) Instantly starts a non-blocking async task.
Async<Void>	async(Runnable func) Instantly starts a non-blocking async task.
ScheduledFuture<?>	schedule(Runnable action, javafx.util.Duration delay) Schedule a single action to run after delay.
void	shutdownNow() Shuts down all background threads used by this executor.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.concurrent.Executor

execute

Method Detail

schedule

ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable action,
                            javafx.util.Duration delay)

Schedule a single action to run after delay. Unlike MasterTimer service, this is not blocked by game execution and runs even if the game is paused.

Parameters:

action - the action

delay - delay

Returns:

scheduled future which can be cancelled

async

<T> Async<T> async(Callable<T> func)

Instantly starts a non-blocking async task.

Type Parameters:

T - return type of the code block

Parameters:

func - the code to run

Returns:

async object

async

Async<Void> async(Runnable func)

Instantly starts a non-blocking async task.

Parameters:

func - the code to run

Returns:

async object

shutdownNow

void shutdownNow()

Shuts down all background threads used by this executor.