view Implab/IPromise.cs @ 17:7cd4a843b4e4 promises

Improved worker pool
author cin
date Fri, 08 Nov 2013 01:25:42 +0400
parents eb418ba8275b
children e3935fdf59a2
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace Implab
{
    public interface IPromise: ICancellable
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Check whereather the promise has no more than one dependent promise.
        /// </summary>
        bool IsExclusive
        {
            get;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The current state of the promise.
        /// </summary>
        PromiseState State
        {
            get;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Registers handler for the case when the promise is cencelled. If the promise already cancelled the
        /// handler will be invoked immediatelly.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="handler">The handler</param>
        void HandleCancelled(Action handler);
    }
}