subsystem/subsystem-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/aries/subsystem/executor/SimpleExecutor.java

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package org.apache.aries.subsystem.executor;

import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

/**
 * A simple <code>Executor</code> that just runs each job submitted on a
 * new thread. This executor is intended to be registered as a services for
 * use by the SubsystemAdmin. It can be replaced by a different executor with
 * different policies (e.g. maybe using a host runtime's thread pool).
 * 
 */
public class SimpleExecutor implements Executor {

    /**
     * Runs any submitted job on a new thread.
     * 
     * @param command
     *            The <code>Runnable</code> to be executed on a new thread.
     */
    public void execute(Runnable command) {
        new Thread(command).start();
    }

}