org.omegahat.Environment.TaskManagement
Interface Task

All Known Subinterfaces:

CORBATaskInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimulationTask, IterationEventTask

public interface Task

Simple interface abstracting the concept of a deferred action A class implementing this interface is capable of evaluating its action in the absence of additional context. Can be used for method calls, CORBA and RMI calls, interpreted expressions, etc.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	eval() Simple method for evaluating the Task.
java.lang.Object	eval(java.lang.Object[] args) Method for evaluating the Task by providing it with additional information and context.

Method Detail

eval

public java.lang.Object eval()
                      throws java.lang.Exception

Simple method for evaluating the Task. Assumes it has full information for completing the evaluation.

eval

public java.lang.Object eval(java.lang.Object[] args)
                      throws java.lang.Exception

Method for evaluating the Task by providing it with additional information and context.