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017package org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent;
018
019import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
020import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
021
022/**
023 * <p>
024 * A specialized {@link BackgroundInitializer} implementation that wraps a
025 * {@code Callable} object.
026 * </p>
027 * <p>
028 * An instance of this class is initialized with a {@code Callable} object when
029 * it is constructed. The implementation of the {@link #initialize()} method
030 * defined in the super class delegates to this {@code Callable} so that the
031 * {@code Callable} is executed in the background thread.
032 * </p>
033 * <p>
034 * The {@code java.util.concurrent.Callable} interface is a standard mechanism
035 * of the JDK to define tasks to be executed by another thread. The {@code
036 * CallableBackgroundInitializer} class allows combining this standard interface
037 * with the background initializer API.
038 * </p>
039 * <p>
040 * Usage of this class is very similar to the default usage pattern of the
041 * {@link BackgroundInitializer} class: Just create an instance and provide the
042 * {@code Callable} object to be executed, then call the initializer's
043 * {@link #start()} method. This causes the {@code Callable} to be executed in
044 * another thread. When the results of the {@code Callable} are needed the
045 * initializer's {@link #get()} method can be called (which may block until
046 * background execution is complete). The following code fragment shows a
047 * typical usage example:
048 * </p>
049 *
050 * <pre>
051 * // a Callable that performs a complex computation
052 * Callable&lt;Integer&gt; computationCallable = new MyComputationCallable();
053 * // setup the background initializer
054 * CallableBackgroundInitializer&lt;Integer&gt; initializer =
055 *     new CallableBackgroundInitializer(computationCallable);
056 * initializer.start();
057 * // Now do some other things. Initialization runs in a parallel thread
058 * ...
059 * // Wait for the end of initialization and access the result
060 * Integer result = initializer.get();
061 * </pre>
062 *
063 *
064 * @since 3.0
065 * @param <T> the type of the object managed by this initializer class
066 */
067public class CallableBackgroundInitializer<T> extends BackgroundInitializer<T> {
068    /** The Callable to be executed. */
069    private final Callable<T> callable;
070
071    /**
072     * Creates a new instance of {@code CallableBackgroundInitializer} and sets
073     * the {@code Callable} to be executed in a background thread.
074     *
075     * @param call the {@code Callable} (must not be <b>null</b>)
076     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@code Callable} is <b>null</b>
077     */
078    public CallableBackgroundInitializer(final Callable<T> call) {
079        checkCallable(call);
080        callable = call;
081    }
082
083    /**
084     * Creates a new instance of {@code CallableBackgroundInitializer} and
085     * initializes it with the {@code Callable} to be executed in a background
086     * thread and the {@code ExecutorService} for managing the background
087     * execution.
088     *
089     * @param call the {@code Callable} (must not be <b>null</b>)
090     * @param exec an external {@code ExecutorService} to be used for task
091     * execution
092     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@code Callable} is <b>null</b>
093     */
094    public CallableBackgroundInitializer(final Callable<T> call, final ExecutorService exec) {
095        super(exec);
096        checkCallable(call);
097        callable = call;
098    }
099
100    /**
101     * Performs initialization in a background thread. This implementation
102     * delegates to the {@code Callable} passed at construction time of this
103     * object.
104     *
105     * @return the result of the initialization
106     * @throws Exception if an error occurs
107     */
108    @Override
109    protected T initialize() throws Exception {
110        return callable.call();
111    }
112
113    /**
114     * Tests the passed in {@code Callable} and throws an exception if it is
115     * undefined.
116     *
117     * @param call the object to check
118     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@code Callable} is <b>null</b>
119     */
120    private void checkCallable(final Callable<T> call) {
121        if (call == null) {
122            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Callable must not be null!");
123        }
124    }
125}