// serverBlockingThread.java
// (C) 2008 by Michael Peter Christen; mc@yacy.net, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
// first published 27.03.2008 on http://yacy.net
//
// $LastChangedDate: 2006-04-02 22:40:07 +0200 (So, 02 Apr 2006) $
// $LastChangedRevision: 1986 $
// $LastChangedBy: orbiter $
//
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package de.anomic.server;

import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;

public interface serverBlockingThread<I, O> extends serverThread {

    public void setInputQueue(BlockingQueue<I> queue);
    public void setOutputQueue(BlockingQueue<O> queue);
    public BlockingQueue<I> getInputQueue();
    public BlockingQueue<O> getOutputQueue();

    public O job(I next) throws Exception;
    // performes one job procedure; this loopes until terminate() is called
    // job returns true if it has done something
    // it returns false if it is idle and does not expect to work on more for a longer time

}