/*
 * DirectExecutor.java February 2007
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2007, Niall Gallagher <niallg@users.sf.net>
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or 
 * implied. See the License for the specific language governing 
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 */

package org.simpleframework.util.thread;

import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

/**
 * The <code>DirectExecutor</code> object is used for synchronous execution of
 * tasks. This simple acts as an adapter for running a <code>Runnable</code>
 * implementation and can be used wherever the executor interface is required.
 * 
 * @author Niall Gallagher
 */
public class DirectExecutor implements Executor {

    /**
     * This will execute the provided <code>Runnable</code> within the current
     * thread. This implementation will simple invoke the run method of the task
     * and wait for it to complete.
     * 
     * @param task
     *            this is the task that is to be executed
     */
    @Override
    public void execute(Runnable task) {
        task.run();
    }
}