Package org.hobbit.utils

Interface Terminatable

All Known Subinterfaces:
TerminatableRunnable
All Known Implementing Classes:
DataReceiverImpl.MsgReceivingTask
public interface Terminatable
Simple interface for something that can be terminated, e.g., a running process. The difference to Closeable is that a termination does not have to happen while the terminate() method is closed.
Author:
Michael Röder (roeder@informatik.uni-leipzig.de)

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    isTerminated()
    Returns a flag whether the object has been asked to terminate.
    void
    terminate()
    Informs the object that it should terminate.

  • Method Details

    • isTerminated

      boolean isTerminated()
      Returns a flag whether the object has been asked to terminate. Note that if the method returns true, it does not have to be terminated.
      Returns:
      returns true if it received a request to terminate

    • terminate

      void terminate()
      Informs the object that it should terminate. Note that there is no guarantee that the termination will happen while this method is running, i.e., this method is not blocking and won't wait for the object to terminate.