FutureRunnable.java

/*
 * Copyright 2009 Thomas Bocek
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package net.tomp2p.futures;

/**
 * A future runnable is used for running futures in the background (in a
 * different thread)
 * 
 * @author Thomas Bocek
 */
public interface FutureRunnable extends Runnable {

    /**
     * A run() method that fails is very silent, thus we provide failed, which
     * can be used to set a future to fail.
     * 
     * @param reason
     *            The reason why something failed.
     */
    public abstract void failed(String reason);

}