src/main/java/org/apache/sling/commons/threads/ThreadPoolManager.java

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package org.apache.sling.commons.threads;


/**
 * The <code>ThreadPoolManager</code> manages thread pools.
 *
 */
public interface ThreadPoolManager {

    /** The default thread pool name */
    String DEFAULT_THREADPOOL_NAME = "default";

    /**
     * Get a thread pool.
     * If there is no thread pool with the given name, a new thread pool with
     * the default configuration is created and returned.
     * A thread pool must be released when not used anymore with the
     * {@link #release(ThreadPool)} method.
     * @param name The name of the thread pool or null for the default pool.
     * @return A thread pool.
     */
    ThreadPool get(String name);

    /**
     * Create a new thread pool with this configuration.
     * A thread pool must be released when not used anymore with the
     * {@link #release(ThreadPool)} method.
     * @param config The thread pool configuration.
     * @return A new thread pool.
     */
    ThreadPool create(ThreadPoolConfig config);

    /**
     * Create a new thread pool with this configuration.
     * A thread pool must be released when not used anymore with the
     * {@link #release(ThreadPool)} method.
     * @param config The thread pool configuration.
     * @param label  An optional label for the thread pool. The label
     *               will be appended to the name of the pool.
     * @return A new thread pool.
     * @since 3.1
     */
    ThreadPool create(ThreadPoolConfig config, String label);

    /**
     * Release the thread pool again.
     */
    void release(ThreadPool pool);
}