| /* |
| * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved. |
| * |
| * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License |
| * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in |
| * the LICENSE file. |
| */ |
| package org.apache.myrmidon.api; |
| |
| import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Disposable; |
| import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Initializable; |
| import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context; |
| import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Contextualizable; |
| import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLoggable; |
| |
| /** |
| * This is the class that Task writers should extend to provide custom tasks. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a> |
| */ |
| public abstract class AbstractTask |
| extends AbstractLoggable |
| implements Task, Contextualizable, Initializable, Disposable |
| { |
| ///Variable to hold context for use by sub-classes |
| private TaskContext m_context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Retrieve context from container. |
| * |
| * @param context the context |
| */ |
| public void contextualize( final Context context ) |
| { |
| m_context = (TaskContext)context; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * This will be called before execute() method and checks any preconditions. |
| * |
| * @exception Exception if an error occurs |
| */ |
| public void initialize() |
| throws Exception |
| { |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Execute task. |
| * This method is called to perform actual work associated with task. |
| * It is called after Task has been Configured and Initialized and before |
| * beig Disposed (If task implements appropriate interfaces). |
| * |
| * @exception Exception if an error occurs |
| */ |
| public abstract void execute() |
| throws TaskException; |
| |
| /** |
| * This will be called after execute() method. |
| * Use this to clean up any resources associated with task. |
| * |
| * @exception Exception if an error occurs |
| */ |
| public void dispose() |
| { |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Convenience method for sub-class to retrieve context. |
| * |
| * @return the context |
| */ |
| protected final TaskContext getContext() |
| { |
| return m_context; |
| } |
| } |