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package org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent;

import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

import org.springframework.scheduling.SchedulingTaskExecutor;

/**
 * Adapter that takes a JDK 1.5 <code>java.util.concurrent.Executor</code>
 * and exposes a Spring TaskExecutor for it.
 *
 * <p>Note that there is a pre-built ThreadPoolTaskExecutor that allows
 * for defining a JDK 1.5 ThreadPoolExecutor in bean style, exposing
 * it as both Spring TaskExecutor and JDK 1.5 Executor. This is a
 * convenient alternative to a direct ThreadPoolExecutor definition
 * with separate ConcurrentTaskExecutor adapter definition.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 * @see java.util.concurrent.Executor
 * @see java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor
 * @see java.util.concurrent.Executors
 * @see ThreadPoolTaskExecutor
 */
public class ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements SchedulingTaskExecutor, Executor {

	private Executor concurrentExecutor;


	/**
	 * Create a new ConcurrentTaskExecutor,
	 * using a single thread executor as default.
	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Executors#newSingleThreadExecutor()
	 */
	public ConcurrentTaskExecutor() {
		setConcurrentExecutor(null);
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new ConcurrentTaskExecutor,
	 * using the given JDK 1.5 concurrent executor as default.
	 * @param concurrentExecutor the JDK 1.5 concurrent executor to delegate to
	 */
	public ConcurrentTaskExecutor(Executor concurrentExecutor) {
		setConcurrentExecutor(concurrentExecutor);
	}

	/**
	 * Specify the JDK 1.5 concurrent executor to delegate to.
	 */
	public void setConcurrentExecutor(Executor concurrentExecutor) {
		this.concurrentExecutor =
				(concurrentExecutor != null ? concurrentExecutor : Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor());
	}


	/**
	 * Delegates to the specified JDK 1.5 concurrent executor.
	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Executor#execute(Runnable)
	 */
	public void execute(Runnable task) {
		this.concurrentExecutor.execute(task);
	}

	/**
	 * This task executor prefers short-lived work units.
	 */
	public boolean prefersShortLivedTasks() {
		return true;
	}

}