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package org.apache.jetspeed.services.threadpool;

import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;

/**
 * <p>base interface for a simple ThreadPool</p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:burton@apache.org">Kevin A. Burton</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Rapha雔 Luta</a>
 * @version $Id: ThreadPoolService.java,v 1.5 2004/02/23 03:51:31 jford Exp $
 */
public interface ThreadPoolService extends Service {
    
    public static final String SERVICE_NAME = "ThreadPool";

    /**
     * Put the Runnable object on the process queue of the threadpool.
     * This process will be executed at defaut priority as soon as a 
     * thread is available
     *
     * @param runnable the Runnable object to process
     */
    public void process( Runnable runnable );

    /**
     * Put the Runnable object on the process queue of the threadpool.
     * This process will be executed at the specified priority as soon as a 
     * thread is available
     *
     * @param runnable the Runnable object to process
     * @param priority the priority the process should run with
     */
    public void process( Runnable runnable, int priority );
       
}