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package org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs; import org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.InternalJob; import org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.JobManager; import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*;
Jobs are units of runnable work that can be scheduled to be run with the job manager. Once a job has completed, it can be scheduled to run again (jobs are reusable).

Jobs have a state that indicates what they are currently doing. When constructed, jobs start with a state value of NONE. When a job is scheduled to be run, it moves into the WAITING state. When a job starts running, it moves into the RUNNING state. When execution finishes (either normally or through cancelation), the state changes back to NONE.

A job can also be in the SLEEPING state. This happens if a user calls Job.sleep() on a waiting job, or if a job is scheduled to run after a specified delay. Only jobs in the WAITING state can be put to sleep. Sleeping jobs can be woken at any time using Job.wakeUp(), which will put the job back into the WAITING state.

Jobs can be assigned a priority that is used as a hint about how the job should be scheduled. There is no guarantee that jobs of one priority will be run before all jobs of lower priority. The javadoc for the various priority constants provide more detail about what each priority means. By default, jobs start in the LONG priority class.

See Also:
  • IJobManager
Since:3.0
/** * Jobs are units of runnable work that can be scheduled to be run with the job * manager. Once a job has completed, it can be scheduled to run again (jobs are * reusable). * <p> * Jobs have a state that indicates what they are currently doing. When constructed, * jobs start with a state value of <code>NONE</code>. When a job is scheduled * to be run, it moves into the <code>WAITING</code> state. When a job starts * running, it moves into the <code>RUNNING</code> state. When execution finishes * (either normally or through cancelation), the state changes back to * <code>NONE</code>. * </p><p> * A job can also be in the <code>SLEEPING</code> state. This happens if a user * calls Job.sleep() on a waiting job, or if a job is scheduled to run after a specified * delay. Only jobs in the <code>WAITING</code> state can be put to sleep. * Sleeping jobs can be woken at any time using Job.wakeUp(), which will put the * job back into the <code>WAITING</code> state. * </p><p> * Jobs can be assigned a priority that is used as a hint about how the job should * be scheduled. There is no guarantee that jobs of one priority will be run before * all jobs of lower priority. The javadoc for the various priority constants provide * more detail about what each priority means. By default, jobs start in the * <code>LONG</code> priority class. * * @see IJobManager * @since 3.0 */
public abstract class Job extends InternalJob implements IAdaptable {
Job status return value that is used to indicate asynchronous job completion.
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/** * Job status return value that is used to indicate asynchronous job completion. * @see Job#run(IProgressMonitor) * @see Job#done(IStatus) */
public static final IStatus ASYNC_FINISH = new Status(IStatus.OK, JobManager.PI_JOBS, 1, "", null);//$NON-NLS-1$ /* Job priorities */
Job priority constant (value 10) for interactive jobs. Interactive jobs generally have priority over all other jobs. Interactive jobs should be either fast running or very low on CPU usage to avoid blocking other interactive jobs from running.
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/** * Job priority constant (value 10) for interactive jobs. * Interactive jobs generally have priority over all other jobs. * Interactive jobs should be either fast running or very low on CPU * usage to avoid blocking other interactive jobs from running. * * @see #getPriority() * @see #setPriority(int) * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
public static final int INTERACTIVE = 10;
Job priority constant (value 20) for short background jobs. Short background jobs are jobs that typically complete within a second, but may take longer in some cases. Short jobs are given priority over all other jobs except interactive jobs.
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/** * Job priority constant (value 20) for short background jobs. * Short background jobs are jobs that typically complete within a second, * but may take longer in some cases. Short jobs are given priority * over all other jobs except interactive jobs. * * @see #getPriority() * @see #setPriority(int) * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
public static final int SHORT = 20;
Job priority constant (value 30) for long-running background jobs.
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/** * Job priority constant (value 30) for long-running background jobs. * * @see #getPriority() * @see #setPriority(int) * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
public static final int LONG = 30;
Job priority constant (value 40) for build jobs. Build jobs are generally run after all other background jobs complete.
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/** * Job priority constant (value 40) for build jobs. Build jobs are * generally run after all other background jobs complete. * * @see #getPriority() * @see #setPriority(int) * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
public static final int BUILD = 40;
Job priority constant (value 50) for decoration jobs. Decoration jobs have lowest priority. Decoration jobs generally compute extra information that the user may be interested in seeing but is generally not waiting for.
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/** * Job priority constant (value 50) for decoration jobs. * Decoration jobs have lowest priority. Decoration jobs generally * compute extra information that the user may be interested in seeing * but is generally not waiting for. * * @see #getPriority() * @see #setPriority(int) * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
public static final int DECORATE = 50;
Job state code (value 0) indicating that a job is not currently sleeping, waiting, or running (i.e., the job manager doesn't know anything about the job).
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  • getState()
/** * Job state code (value 0) indicating that a job is not * currently sleeping, waiting, or running (i.e., the job manager doesn't know * anything about the job). * * @see #getState() */
public static final int NONE = 0;
Job state code (value 1) indicating that a job is sleeping.
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/** * Job state code (value 1) indicating that a job is sleeping. * * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) * @see #getState() */
public static final int SLEEPING = 0x01;
Job state code (value 2) indicating that a job is waiting to run.
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/** * Job state code (value 2) indicating that a job is waiting to run. * * @see #getState() * @see #yieldRule(IProgressMonitor) */
public static final int WAITING = 0x02;
Job state code (value 4) indicating that a job is currently running
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  • getState()
/** * Job state code (value 4) indicating that a job is currently running * * @see #getState() */
public static final int RUNNING = 0x04;
Returns the job manager.
Returns:the job manager
Since:org.eclipse.core.jobs 3.2
/** * Returns the job manager. * * @return the job manager * @since org.eclipse.core.jobs 3.2 */
public static final IJobManager getJobManager() { return manager; }
Creates a new Job that will execute the provided function when it runs.
Params:
  • name – The name of the job
  • function – The function to execute
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Returns:A job that encapsulates the provided function
Since:3.6
/** * Creates a new Job that will execute the provided function * when it runs. * * @param name The name of the job * @param function The function to execute * @return A job that encapsulates the provided function * @see IJobFunction * @since 3.6 */
public static Job create(String name, final IJobFunction function) { return new Job(name) { @Override protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) { return function.run(monitor); } }; }
Creates a new Job that will execute the provided runnable when it runs.
Params:
  • name – the name of the job
  • runnable – the runnable to execute
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Returns:a job that encapsulates the provided runnable
Since:3.8
/** * Creates a new Job that will execute the provided runnable when it runs. * * @param name * the name of the job * @param runnable * the runnable to execute * @return a job that encapsulates the provided runnable * @see ICoreRunnable * @since 3.8 */
public static Job create(String name, final ICoreRunnable runnable) { return new Job(name) { @Override protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) { try { runnable.run(monitor); } catch (CoreException e) { IStatus st = e.getStatus(); return new Status(st.getSeverity(), st.getPlugin(), st.getCode(), st.getMessage(), e); } return Status.OK_STATUS; } }; }
Creates a new system Job with the given name that will execute the provided function when it runs.
Params:
  • name – the name of the job
  • function – The function to execute
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Returns:a job that encapsulates the provided function
Since:3.10
/** * Creates a new system {@link Job} with the given name that will execute the * provided function when it runs. * * @param name * the name of the job * @param function * The function to execute * @return a job that encapsulates the provided function * @see IJobFunction * @see Job#setSystem(boolean) * @since 3.10 */
public static Job createSystem(String name, final IJobFunction function) { Job job = create(name, function); job.setSystem(true); return job; }
Creates a new system Job with the given name that will execute the provided runnable when it runs.
Params:
  • name – the name of the job
  • runnable – the runnable to execute
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Returns:a job that encapsulates the provided runnable
Since:3.8
/** * Creates a new system {@link Job} with the given name that will execute * the provided runnable when it runs. * * @param name * the name of the job * @param runnable * the runnable to execute * @return a job that encapsulates the provided runnable * @see ICoreRunnable * @see Job#setSystem(boolean) * @since 3.8 */
public static Job createSystem(String name, final ICoreRunnable runnable) { Job job = create(name, runnable); job.setSystem(true); return job; }
Creates a new system Job that will execute the provided runnable when it runs.
Params:
  • runnable – the runnable to execute
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Returns:a job that encapsulates the provided runnable
Since:3.8
@noreferenceThis API is planned to be deleted, see https://bugs.eclipse.org/531276 for details.
Deprecated:use createSystem(String, ICoreRunnable) instead
/** * Creates a new system {@link Job} that will execute the provided runnable * when it runs. * * @param runnable * the runnable to execute * @return a job that encapsulates the provided runnable * @see ICoreRunnable * @see Job#setSystem(boolean) * @since 3.8 * @noreference This API is planned to be deleted, see * https://bugs.eclipse.org/531276 for details. * @deprecated use {@link #createSystem(String, ICoreRunnable)} instead */
@Deprecated public static Job createSystem(final ICoreRunnable runnable) { return createSystem("", runnable); //$NON-NLS-1$ }
Creates a new job with the specified name. The job name is a human-readable value that is displayed to users. The name does not need to be unique, but it must not be null.
Params:
  • name – the name of the job.
/** * Creates a new job with the specified name. The job name is a * human-readable value that is displayed to users. The name does not need * to be unique, but it must not be <code>null</code>. * * @param name the name of the job. */
public Job(String name) { super(name); }
Registers a job listener with this job Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.
Params:
  • listener – the listener to be added.
/** * Registers a job listener with this job * Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered. * * @param listener the listener to be added. */
@Override public final void addJobChangeListener(IJobChangeListener listener) { super.addJobChangeListener(listener); }
Returns whether this job belongs to the given family. Job families are represented as objects that are not interpreted or specified in any way by the job manager. Thus, a job can choose to belong to any number of families.

Clients may override this method. This default implementation always returns false. Overriding implementations must return false for families they do not recognize.

Params:
  • family – the job family identifier
Returns:true if this job belongs to the given family, and false otherwise.
/** * Returns whether this job belongs to the given family. Job families are * represented as objects that are not interpreted or specified in any way * by the job manager. Thus, a job can choose to belong to any number of * families. * <p> * Clients may override this method. This default implementation always returns * <code>false</code>. Overriding implementations must return <code>false</code> * for families they do not recognize. * </p> * * @param family the job family identifier * @return <code>true</code> if this job belongs to the given family, and * <code>false</code> otherwise. */
@Override public boolean belongsTo(Object family) { return false; }
Stops the job. If the job is currently waiting, it will be removed from the queue. If the job is sleeping, it will be discarded without having a chance to resume and its sleeping state will be cleared. If the job is currently executing, it will be asked to stop but there is no guarantee that it will do so.
Returns:false if the job is currently running (and thus may not respond to cancelation), and true in all other cases.
/** * Stops the job. If the job is currently waiting, * it will be removed from the queue. If the job is sleeping, * it will be discarded without having a chance to resume and its sleeping state * will be cleared. If the job is currently executing, it will be asked to * stop but there is no guarantee that it will do so. * * @return <code>false</code> if the job is currently running (and thus may not * respond to cancelation), and <code>true</code> in all other cases. */
@Override public final boolean cancel() { return super.cancel(); }
A hook method indicating that this job is running and cancel() is being called for the first time.

Subclasses may override this method to perform additional work when a cancelation request is made. This default implementation does nothing.

Since:3.3
/** * A hook method indicating that this job is running and {@link #cancel()} * is being called for the first time. * <p> * Subclasses may override this method to perform additional work when * a cancelation request is made. This default implementation does nothing. * @since 3.3 */
@Override protected void canceling() { //default implementation does nothing }
Jobs that complete their execution asynchronously must indicate when they are finished by calling this method. This method must not be called by a job that has not indicated that it is executing asynchronously.

This method must not be called from within the scope of a job's run method. Jobs should normally indicate completion by returning an appropriate status from the run method. Jobs that return a status of ASYNC_FINISH from their run method must later call done to indicate completion.

Params:
  • result – a status object indicating the result of the job's execution.
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/** * Jobs that complete their execution asynchronously must indicate when they * are finished by calling this method. This method must not be called by * a job that has not indicated that it is executing asynchronously. * <p> * This method must not be called from within the scope of a job's <code>run</code> * method. Jobs should normally indicate completion by returning an appropriate * status from the <code>run</code> method. Jobs that return a status of * <code>ASYNC_FINISH</code> from their run method must later call * <code>done</code> to indicate completion. * * @param result a status object indicating the result of the job's execution. * @see #ASYNC_FINISH * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
@Override public final void done(IStatus result) { super.done(result); }
Returns the human readable name of this job. The name is never null.
Returns:the name of this job
/** * Returns the human readable name of this job. The name is never * <code>null</code>. * * @return the name of this job */
@Override public final String getName() { return super.getName(); }
Returns the priority of this job. The priority is used as a hint when the job is scheduled to be run.
Returns:the priority of the job. One of INTERACTIVE, SHORT, LONG, BUILD, or DECORATE.
/** * Returns the priority of this job. The priority is used as a hint when the job * is scheduled to be run. * * @return the priority of the job. One of INTERACTIVE, SHORT, LONG, BUILD, * or DECORATE. */
@Override public final int getPriority() { return super.getPriority(); }
Returns the value of the property of this job identified by the given key, or null if this job has no such property.
Params:
  • key – the name of the property
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Returns:the value of the property, or null if this job has no such property
/** * Returns the value of the property of this job identified by the given key, * or <code>null</code> if this job has no such property. * * @param key the name of the property * @return the value of the property, * or <code>null</code> if this job has no such property * @see #setProperty(QualifiedName, Object) */
@Override public final Object getProperty(QualifiedName key) { return super.getProperty(key); }
Returns the result of this job's last run.
Returns:the result of this job's last run, or null if this job has never finished running.
/** * Returns the result of this job's last run. * * @return the result of this job's last run, or <code>null</code> if this * job has never finished running. */
@Override public final IStatus getResult() { return super.getResult(); }
Returns the scheduling rule for this job. Returns null if this job has no scheduling rule.
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Returns:the scheduling rule for this job, or null.
/** * Returns the scheduling rule for this job. Returns <code>null</code> if this job has no * scheduling rule. * * @return the scheduling rule for this job, or <code>null</code>. * @see ISchedulingRule * @see #setRule(ISchedulingRule) */
@Override public final ISchedulingRule getRule() { return super.getRule(); }
Returns the state of the job. Result will be one of:
  • Job.RUNNING - if the job is currently running.
  • Job.WAITING - if the job is waiting to be run.
  • Job.SLEEPING - if the job is sleeping.
  • Job.NONE - in all other cases.

Note that job state is inherently volatile, and in most cases clients cannot rely on the result of this method being valid by the time the result is obtained. For example, if getState returns RUNNING, the job may have actually completed by the time the getState method returns. All clients can infer from invoking this method is that the job was recently in the returned state.

Returns:the job state
/** * Returns the state of the job. Result will be one of: * <ul> * <li><code>Job.RUNNING</code> - if the job is currently running.</li> * <li><code>Job.WAITING</code> - if the job is waiting to be run.</li> * <li><code>Job.SLEEPING</code> - if the job is sleeping.</li> * <li><code>Job.NONE</code> - in all other cases.</li> * </ul> * <p> * Note that job state is inherently volatile, and in most cases clients cannot * rely on the result of this method being valid by the time the result is * obtained. For example, if <code>getState</code> returns <code>RUNNING</code>, * the job may have actually completed by the time the <code>getState</code> * method returns. All clients can infer from invoking this method is that the * job was recently in the returned state. * * @return the job state */
@Override public final int getState() { return super.getState(); }
Returns the thread that this job is currently running in.
Returns:the thread this job is running in, or null if this job is not running or the thread is unknown.
/** * Returns the thread that this job is currently running in. * * @return the thread this job is running in, or <code>null</code> * if this job is not running or the thread is unknown. */
@Override public final Thread getThread() { return super.getThread(); }
Returns the job group this job belongs to, or null if this job does not belongs to any group.
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Returns:the job group this job belongs to, or null.
Since:3.7
/** * Returns the job group this job belongs to, or <code>null</code> if this job * does not belongs to any group. * * @return the job group this job belongs to, or <code>null</code>. * @see JobGroup * @see #setJobGroup(JobGroup) * @since 3.7 */
@Override public final JobGroup getJobGroup() { return super.getJobGroup(); }
Returns whether this job is blocking a higher priority non-system job from starting due to a conflicting scheduling rule. Returns false if this job is not running, or is not blocking a higher priority non-system job.
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Returns:true if this job is blocking a higher priority non-system job, and false otherwise.
/** * Returns whether this job is blocking a higher priority non-system job from * starting due to a conflicting scheduling rule. Returns <code>false</code> * if this job is not running, or is not blocking a higher priority non-system job. * * @return <code>true</code> if this job is blocking a higher priority non-system * job, and <code>false</code> otherwise. * @see #getRule() * @see #isSystem() */
@Override public final boolean isBlocking() { return super.isBlocking(); }
Returns whether this job is a system job. System jobs are typically not revealed to users in any UI presentation of jobs. Other than their UI presentation, system jobs act exactly like other jobs. If this value is not explicitly set, jobs are treated as non-system jobs. The default value is false.
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Returns:true if this job is a system job, and false otherwise.
/** * Returns whether this job is a system job. System jobs are typically not * revealed to users in any UI presentation of jobs. Other than their UI presentation, * system jobs act exactly like other jobs. If this value is not explicitly set, jobs * are treated as non-system jobs. The default value is <code>false</code>. * * @return <code>true</code> if this job is a system job, and * <code>false</code> otherwise. * @see #setSystem(boolean) */
@Override public final boolean isSystem() { return super.isSystem(); }
Returns whether this job has been directly initiated by a UI end user. These jobs may be presented differently in the UI. The default value is false.
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Returns:true if this job is a user-initiated job, and false otherwise.
/** * Returns whether this job has been directly initiated by a UI end user. * These jobs may be presented differently in the UI. The default value * is <code>false</code>. * * @return <code>true</code> if this job is a user-initiated job, and * <code>false</code> otherwise. * @see #setUser(boolean) */
@Override public final boolean isUser() { return super.isUser(); }
Waits until this job is finished. This method will block the calling thread until the job has finished executing, or until this thread has been interrupted. If the job has not been scheduled, this method returns immediately. A job must not be joined from within the scope of its run method.

If this method is called on a job that reschedules itself from within the run method, the join will return at the end of the first execution. In other words, join will return the first time this job exits the RUNNING state, or as soon as this job enters the NONE state.

If this method is called while the job manager is suspended, this job will only be joined if it is already running; if this job is waiting or sleeping, this method returns immediately.

Note that there is a deadlock risk when using join. If the calling thread owns a lock or object monitor that the joined thread is waiting for, deadlock will occur.

Joining on another job belonging to the same group is not allowed if the group enforces throttling due to the potential for deadlock. For example, when the maximum threads allowed is set to 1 and a currently running Job A issues a join on another Job B belonging to its own job group, A waits indefinitely for its join to finish, but B never gets to run. To avoid that an IllegalStateException is thrown when a job tries to join another job belonging to the same job group. Joining another job belonging to the same group is allowed when the job group does not enforce throttling (JobGroup#getMaxThreads is zero).

Calling this method is equivalent to calling join(0, null) and it is recommended to use the other join method with timeout and progress monitor as that will provide more control over the join operation.

Throws:
  • InterruptedException – if this thread is interrupted while waiting
  • IllegalStateException – when a job tries to join on itself or join on another job belonging to the same job group and the group is configured with non zero maximum threads allowed.
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/** * Waits until this job is finished. This method will block the calling thread * until the job has finished executing, or until this thread has been * interrupted. If the job has not been scheduled, this method returns * immediately. A job must not be joined from within the scope of its run * method. * <p> * If this method is called on a job that reschedules itself from within the * <code>run</code> method, the join will return at the end of the first * execution. In other words, join will return the first time this job exits the * {@link #RUNNING} state, or as soon as this job enters the {@link #NONE} * state. * </p> * <p> * If this method is called while the job manager is suspended, this job will * only be joined if it is already running; if this job is waiting or sleeping, * this method returns immediately. * </p> * <p> * Note that there is a deadlock risk when using join. If the calling thread * owns a lock or object monitor that the joined thread is waiting for, deadlock * will occur. * </p> * <p> * Joining on another job belonging to the same group is not allowed if the * group enforces throttling due to the potential for deadlock. For example, * when the maximum threads allowed is set to 1 and a currently running Job A * issues a join on another Job B belonging to its own job group, A waits * indefinitely for its join to finish, but B never gets to run. To avoid that * an IllegalStateException is thrown when a job tries to join another job * belonging to the same job group. Joining another job belonging to the same * group is allowed when the job group does not enforce throttling * (JobGroup#getMaxThreads is zero). * </p> * <p> * Calling this method is equivalent to calling <code>join(0, null)</code> and * it is recommended to use the other join method with timeout and progress * monitor as that will provide more control over the join operation. * </p> * * @exception InterruptedException if this thread is interrupted while waiting * @exception IllegalStateException when a job tries to join on itself or join * on another job belonging to the same job * group and the group is configured with non * zero maximum threads allowed. * @see #setJobGroup(JobGroup) * @see #join(long, IProgressMonitor) * @see ILock * @see IJobManager#suspend() */
@Override public final void join() throws InterruptedException { super.join(); }
Waits until either the job is finished or the given timeout has expired. This method will block the calling thread until the job has finished executing, or the given timeout is expired, or the given progress monitor is canceled by the user or the calling thread is interrupted. If the job has not been scheduled, this method returns immediately. A job must not be joined from within the scope of its run method.

If this method is called on a job that reschedules itself from within the run method, the join will return at the end of the first execution. In other words, join will return the first time this job exits the RUNNING state, or as soon as this job enters the NONE state.

If this method is called while the job manager is suspended, this job will only be joined if it is already running; if this job is waiting or sleeping, this method returns immediately.

Note that there is a deadlock risk when using join. If the calling thread owns a lock or object monitor that the joined thread is waiting for and the timeout is set zero (i.e no timeout), deadlock will occur.

Joining on another job belonging to the same group is not allowed if the timeout is set to zero and the group enforces throttling due to the potential for deadlock. For example, when the maximum threads allowed is set to 1 and a currently running Job A issues a join with no timeout on another Job B belonging to its own job group, A waits indefinitely for its join to finish, but B never gets to run. To avoid that an IllegalStateException is thrown when a job tries to join (with no timeout) another job belonging to the same job group. Joining another job belonging to the same group is allowed when either the job group does not enforce throttling (JobGroup#getMaxThreads is zero) or a non zero timeout value is provided.

Throws an OperationCanceledException when the given progress monitor is canceled. Canceling the monitor does not cancel the job and, if required, the job may be canceled explicitly using the cancel() method.

Params:
  • timeoutMillis – the maximum amount of time to wait for the join to complete, or zero for no timeout.
  • monitor – the progress monitor that can be used to cancel the join operation, or null if cancellation is not required. No progress is reported on this monitor.
Throws:
  • InterruptedException – if this thread is interrupted while waiting
  • IllegalStateException – when a job tries to join on itself or join with no timeout on another job belonging to the same job group and the group is configured with non-zero maximum threads allowed.
  • OperationCanceledException – if the progress monitor is canceled while waiting
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Returns:true when the job completes, or false when the operation is not completed within the given time.
Since:3.7
/** * Waits until either the job is finished or the given timeout has expired. This * method will block the calling thread until the job has finished executing, or * the given timeout is expired, or the given progress monitor is canceled by * the user or the calling thread is interrupted. If the job has not been * scheduled, this method returns immediately. A job must not be joined from * within the scope of its run method. * <p> * If this method is called on a job that reschedules itself from within the * <code>run</code> method, the join will return at the end of the first * execution. In other words, join will return the first time this job exits the * {@link #RUNNING} state, or as soon as this job enters the {@link #NONE} * state. * </p> * <p> * If this method is called while the job manager is suspended, this job will * only be joined if it is already running; if this job is waiting or sleeping, * this method returns immediately. * </p> * <p> * Note that there is a deadlock risk when using join. If the calling thread * owns a lock or object monitor that the joined thread is waiting for and the * timeout is set zero (i.e no timeout), deadlock will occur. * </p> * <p> * Joining on another job belonging to the same group is not allowed if the * timeout is set to zero and the group enforces throttling due to the potential * for deadlock. For example, when the maximum threads allowed is set to 1 and a * currently running Job A issues a join with no timeout on another Job B * belonging to its own job group, A waits indefinitely for its join to finish, * but B never gets to run. To avoid that an IllegalStateException is thrown * when a job tries to join (with no timeout) another job belonging to the same * job group. Joining another job belonging to the same group is allowed when * either the job group does not enforce throttling (JobGroup#getMaxThreads is * zero) or a non zero timeout value is provided. * </p> * <p> * Throws an <code>OperationCanceledException</code> when the given progress * monitor is canceled. Canceling the monitor does not cancel the job and, if * required, the job may be canceled explicitly using the {@link #cancel()} * method. * </p> * * @param timeoutMillis the maximum amount of time to wait for the join to * complete, or <code>zero</code> for no timeout. * @param monitor the progress monitor that can be used to cancel the join * operation, or <code>null</code> if cancellation is not * required. No progress is reported on this monitor. * @return <code>true</code> when the job completes, or <code>false</code> when * the operation is not completed within the given time. * @exception InterruptedException if this thread is interrupted while * waiting * @exception IllegalStateException when a job tries to join on itself or * join with no timeout on another job * belonging to the same job group and the * group is configured with non-zero * maximum threads allowed. * @exception OperationCanceledException if the progress monitor is canceled * while waiting * @see #setJobGroup(JobGroup) * @see #cancel() * @see ILock * @see IJobManager#suspend() * @since 3.7 */
@Override public final boolean join(long timeoutMillis, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws InterruptedException, OperationCanceledException { return super.join(timeoutMillis, monitor); }
Removes a job listener from this job. Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered.
Params:
  • listener – the listener to be removed
/** * Removes a job listener from this job. * Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered. * * @param listener the listener to be removed */
@Override public final void removeJobChangeListener(IJobChangeListener listener) { super.removeJobChangeListener(listener); }
Executes this job. Returns the result of the execution.

The provided monitor can be used to report progress and respond to cancellation. If the progress monitor has been canceled, the job should finish its execution at the earliest convenience and return a result status of severity IStatus.CANCEL. The singleton cancel status Status.CANCEL_STATUS can be used for this purpose. The monitor is only valid for the duration of the invocation of this method.

This method must not be called directly by clients. Clients should call schedule, which will in turn cause this method to be called.

Jobs can optionally finish their execution asynchronously (in another thread) by returning a result status of ASYNC_FINISH. Jobs that finish asynchronously must specify the execution thread by calling setThread, and must indicate when they are finished by calling the method done.

Params:
  • monitor – the monitor to be used for reporting progress and responding to cancelation. The monitor is never null
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Returns:resulting status of the run. The result must not be null
/** * Executes this job. Returns the result of the execution. * <p> * The provided monitor can be used to report progress and respond to * cancellation. If the progress monitor has been canceled, the job * should finish its execution at the earliest convenience and return a result * status of severity {@link IStatus#CANCEL}. The singleton * cancel status {@link Status#CANCEL_STATUS} can be used for * this purpose. The monitor is only valid for the duration of the invocation * of this method. * <p> * This method must not be called directly by clients. Clients should call * <code>schedule</code>, which will in turn cause this method to be called. * <p> * Jobs can optionally finish their execution asynchronously (in another thread) by * returning a result status of {@link #ASYNC_FINISH}. Jobs that finish * asynchronously <b>must</b> specify the execution thread by calling * <code>setThread</code>, and must indicate when they are finished by calling * the method <code>done</code>. * * @param monitor the monitor to be used for reporting progress and * responding to cancelation. The monitor is never <code>null</code> * @return resulting status of the run. The result must not be <code>null</code> * @see #ASYNC_FINISH * @see #done(IStatus) */
@Override protected abstract IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor);
Schedules this job to be run. The job is added to a queue of waiting jobs, and will be run when it arrives at the beginning of the queue.

This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to schedule(0L).

See Also:
  • schedule(long)
/** * Schedules this job to be run. The job is added to a queue of waiting * jobs, and will be run when it arrives at the beginning of the queue. * <p> * This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to * <code>schedule(0L)</code>. * </p> * @see #schedule(long) */
public final void schedule() { super.schedule(0L); }
Schedules this job to be run after a specified delay. The job is put in the SLEEPING state until the specified delay has elapsed, after which the job is added to a queue of WAITING jobs. Once the job arrives at the beginning of the queue, it will be run at the first available opportunity.

Jobs of equal priority and delay with conflicting scheduling rules are guaranteed to run in the order they are scheduled. No guarantees are made about the relative execution order of jobs with unrelated or null scheduling rules, or different priorities.

If this job is currently running, it will be rescheduled with the specified delay as soon as it finishes. If this method is called multiple times while the job is running, the job will still only be rescheduled once, with the most recent delay value that was provided.

Scheduling a job that is waiting or sleeping has no effect.

Params:
  • delay – a time delay in milliseconds before the job should run
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/** * Schedules this job to be run after a specified delay. The job is put in the * {@link #SLEEPING} state until the specified delay has elapsed, after which * the job is added to a queue of {@link #WAITING} jobs. Once the job arrives at * the beginning of the queue, it will be run at the first available * opportunity. * <p> * Jobs of equal priority and <code>delay</code> with conflicting scheduling * rules are guaranteed to run in the order they are scheduled. No guarantees * are made about the relative execution order of jobs with unrelated or * <code>null</code> scheduling rules, or different priorities. * </p> * <p> * If this job is currently running, it will be rescheduled with the specified * delay as soon as it finishes. If this method is called multiple times while * the job is running, the job will still only be rescheduled once, with the * most recent delay value that was provided. * </p> * <p> * Scheduling a job that is waiting or sleeping has no effect. * </p> * * @param delay a time delay in milliseconds before the job should run * @see ISchedulingRule */
@Override public final void schedule(long delay) { super.schedule(delay); }
Changes the name of this job. If the job is currently running, waiting, or sleeping, the new job name may not take effect until the next time the job is scheduled.

The job name is a human-readable value that is displayed to users. The name does not need to be unique, but it must not be null.

Params:
  • name – the name of the job.
/** * Changes the name of this job. If the job is currently running, waiting, * or sleeping, the new job name may not take effect until the next time the * job is scheduled. * <p> * The job name is a human-readable value that is displayed to users. The name * does not need to be unique, but it must not be <code>null</code>. * * @param name the name of the job. */
@Override public final void setName(String name) { super.setName(name); }
Sets the priority of the job. This will not affect the execution of a running job, but it will affect how the job is scheduled while it is waiting to be run.
Params:
  • priority – the new job priority. One of INTERACTIVE, SHORT, LONG, BUILD, or DECORATE.
/** * Sets the priority of the job. This will not affect the execution of * a running job, but it will affect how the job is scheduled while * it is waiting to be run. * * @param priority the new job priority. One of * INTERACTIVE, SHORT, LONG, BUILD, or DECORATE. */
@Override public final void setPriority(int priority) { super.setPriority(priority); }
Associates this job with a progress group. Progress feedback on this job's next execution will be displayed together with other jobs in that group. The provided monitor must be a monitor created by the method IJobManager.createProgressGroup and must have at least ticks units of available work.

The progress group must be set before the job is scheduled. The group will be used only for a single invocation of the job's run method, after which any association of this job to the group will be lost.

Params:
  • group – The progress group to use for this job
  • ticks – the number of work ticks allocated from the parent monitor, or IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN
See Also:
  • createProgressGroup.createProgressGroup()
/** * Associates this job with a progress group. Progress feedback on this job's * next execution will be displayed together with other jobs in that group. The * provided monitor must be a monitor created by the method * <code>IJobManager.createProgressGroup</code> and must have at least * <code>ticks</code> units of available work. * <p> * The progress group must be set before the job is scheduled. The group will be * used only for a single invocation of the job's <code>run</code> method, after * which any association of this job to the group will be lost. * </p> * * @see IJobManager#createProgressGroup() * @param group The progress group to use for this job * @param ticks the number of work ticks allocated from the parent monitor, or * {@link IProgressMonitor#UNKNOWN} */
@Override public final void setProgressGroup(IProgressMonitor group, int ticks) { super.setProgressGroup(group, ticks); }
Sets the value of the property of this job identified by the given key. If the supplied value is null, the property is removed from this resource.

Properties are intended to be used as a caching mechanism by ISV plug-ins. They allow key-object associations to be stored with a job instance. These key-value associations are maintained in memory (at all times), and the information is never discarded automatically.

The qualifier part of the property name must be the unique identifier of the declaring plug-in (e.g. "com.example.plugin").

Params:
  • key – the qualified name of the property
  • value – the value of the property, or null if the property is to be removed
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/** * Sets the value of the property of this job identified * by the given key. If the supplied value is <code>null</code>, * the property is removed from this resource. * <p> * Properties are intended to be used as a caching mechanism * by ISV plug-ins. They allow key-object associations to be stored with * a job instance. These key-value associations are maintained in * memory (at all times), and the information is never discarded automatically. * </p><p> * The qualifier part of the property name must be the unique identifier * of the declaring plug-in (e.g. <code>"com.example.plugin"</code>). * </p> * * @param key the qualified name of the property * @param value the value of the property, * or <code>null</code> if the property is to be removed * @see #getProperty(QualifiedName) */
@Override public void setProperty(QualifiedName key, Object value) { super.setProperty(key, value); }
Sets the scheduling rule to be used when scheduling this job. This method must be called before the job is scheduled.
Params:
  • rule – the new scheduling rule, or null if the job should have no scheduling rule
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/** * Sets the scheduling rule to be used when scheduling this job. This method * must be called before the job is scheduled. * * @param rule the new scheduling rule, or <code>null</code> if the job * should have no scheduling rule * @see #getRule() */
@Override public final void setRule(ISchedulingRule rule) { super.setRule(rule); }
Sets whether or not this job is a system job. System jobs are typically not revealed to users in any UI presentation of jobs. Other than their UI presentation, system jobs act exactly like other jobs. If this value is not explicitly set, jobs are treated as non-system jobs. This method must be called before the job is scheduled.
Params:
  • value – true if this job should be a system job, and false otherwise.
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/** * Sets whether or not this job is a system job. System jobs are typically not * revealed to users in any UI presentation of jobs. Other than their UI presentation, * system jobs act exactly like other jobs. If this value is not explicitly set, jobs * are treated as non-system jobs. This method must be called before the job * is scheduled. * * @param value <code>true</code> if this job should be a system job, and * <code>false</code> otherwise. * @see #isSystem() */
@Override public final void setSystem(boolean value) { super.setSystem(value); }
Sets whether or not this job has been directly initiated by a UI end user. These jobs may be presented differently in the UI. This method must be called before the job is scheduled.
Params:
  • value – true if this job is a user-initiated job, and false otherwise.
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/** * Sets whether or not this job has been directly initiated by a UI end user. * These jobs may be presented differently in the UI. This method must be * called before the job is scheduled. * * @param value <code>true</code> if this job is a user-initiated job, and * <code>false</code> otherwise. * @see #isUser() */
@Override public final void setUser(boolean value) { super.setUser(value); }
Sets the thread that this job is currently running in, or null if this job is not running or the thread is unknown.

Jobs that use the ASYNC_FINISH return code should tell the job what thread it is running in. This is used to prevent deadlocks.

Params:
  • thread – the thread that this job is running in.
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/** * Sets the thread that this job is currently running in, or <code>null</code> * if this job is not running or the thread is unknown. * <p> * Jobs that use the {@link #ASYNC_FINISH} return code should tell * the job what thread it is running in. This is used to prevent deadlocks. * * @param thread the thread that this job is running in. * * @see #ASYNC_FINISH * @see #run(IProgressMonitor) */
@Override public final void setThread(Thread thread) { super.setThread(thread); }
Sets the job group to which this job belongs. This method must be called before the job is scheduled, otherwise an IllegalStateException is thrown.
Params:
  • jobGroup – the group to which this job belongs to, or null if this job does not belongs to any group.
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Since:3.7
/** * Sets the job group to which this job belongs. This method must be called before * the job is scheduled, otherwise an <code>IllegalStateException</code> is thrown. * * @param jobGroup the group to which this job belongs to, or <code>null</code> if * this job does not belongs to any group. * @see JobGroup * @since 3.7 */
@Override public final void setJobGroup(JobGroup jobGroup) { super.setJobGroup(jobGroup); }
Returns whether this job should be run. If false is returned, this job will be discarded by the job manager without running.

This method is called immediately prior to calling the job's run method, so it can be used for last minute precondition checking before a job is run. This method must not attempt to schedule or change the state of any other job.

Clients may override this method. This default implementation always returns true.

Returns:true if this job should be run and false otherwise
/** * Returns whether this job should be run. * If <code>false</code> is returned, this job will be discarded by the job manager * without running. * <p> * This method is called immediately prior to calling the job's * run method, so it can be used for last minute precondition checking before * a job is run. This method must not attempt to schedule or change the * state of any other job. * </p><p> * Clients may override this method. This default implementation always returns * <code>true</code>. * </p> * * @return <code>true</code> if this job should be run * and <code>false</code> otherwise */
public boolean shouldRun() { return true; }
Returns whether this job should be scheduled. If false is returned, this job will be discarded by the job manager without being added to the queue.

This method is called immediately prior to adding the job to the waiting job queue.,so it can be used for last minute precondition checking before a job is scheduled.

Clients may override this method. This default implementation always returns true.

Returns:true if the job manager should schedule this job and false otherwise
/** * Returns whether this job should be scheduled. * If <code>false</code> is returned, this job will be discarded by the job manager * without being added to the queue. * <p> * This method is called immediately prior to adding the job to the waiting job * queue.,so it can be used for last minute precondition checking before * a job is scheduled. * </p><p> * Clients may override this method. This default implementation always returns * <code>true</code>. * </p> * * @return <code>true</code> if the job manager should schedule this job * and <code>false</code> otherwise */
@Override public boolean shouldSchedule() { return true; }
Requests that this job be suspended. If the job is currently waiting to be run, it will be removed from the queue move into the SLEEPING state. The job will remain asleep until either resumed or canceled. If this job is not currently waiting to be run, this method has no effect.

Sleeping jobs can be resumed using wakeUp.

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Returns:false if the job is currently running (and thus cannot be put to sleep), and true in all other cases
/** * Requests that this job be suspended. If the job is currently waiting to be run, it * will be removed from the queue move into the {@link #SLEEPING} state. * The job will remain asleep until either resumed or canceled. If this job is not * currently waiting to be run, this method has no effect. * <p> * Sleeping jobs can be resumed using <code>wakeUp</code>. * * @return <code>false</code> if the job is currently running (and thus cannot * be put to sleep), and <code>true</code> in all other cases * @see #wakeUp() */
@Override public final boolean sleep() { return super.sleep(); }
Returns a string representation of this job to be used for debugging purposes only.
Since:org.eclipse.core.jobs 3.5
/** * Returns a string representation of this job to be used for debugging purposes only. * @since org.eclipse.core.jobs 3.5 */
@Override public String toString() { return super.toString(); }
Puts this job immediately into the WAITING state so that it is eligible for immediate execution. If this job is not currently sleeping, the request is ignored.

This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to wakeUp(0L).

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/** * Puts this job immediately into the {@link #WAITING} state so that it is * eligible for immediate execution. If this job is not currently sleeping, * the request is ignored. * <p> * This is a convenience method, fully equivalent to * <code>wakeUp(0L)</code>. * </p> * @see #sleep() */
public final void wakeUp() { super.wakeUp(0L); }
Puts this job back into the WAITING state after the specified delay. This is equivalent to canceling the sleeping job and rescheduling with the given delay. If this job is not currently sleeping, the request is ignored.
Params:
  • delay – the number of milliseconds to delay
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/** * Puts this job back into the {@link #WAITING} state after * the specified delay. This is equivalent to canceling the sleeping job and * rescheduling with the given delay. If this job is not currently sleeping, * the request is ignored. * * @param delay the number of milliseconds to delay * @see #sleep() */
@Override public final void wakeUp(long delay) { super.wakeUp(delay); }
Temporarily puts this Job back into WAITING state and relinquishes the job's scheduling rule so that any WAITING jobs that conflict with this job's scheduling rule have an opportunity to start. This method will wait until the rule this job held prior to invoking this method is re-acquired. This method has no effect and returns null if there are no WAITING jobs that conflict with this job's scheduling rule.

Note: If this job has acquired any other locks, implicit or explicit, they will not be released. This may increase the risk of deadlock, so this method should only be used when it is known that the environment is safe.

This method must be invoked by this job's Thread, and only when it is RUNNING state.

Params:
  • monitor – a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired. Cancellation attempts will be ignored.
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Returns:The Job that was WAITING, and blocked by this Job (at the time this method was invoked) that was unblocked and allowed a chance to run, or null if no jobs were unblocked. Note: it is not guaranteed that this Job resume immediately if other conflicting jobs are also waiting after the unblocked job ends.
Since:org.eclipse.core.jobs 3.5
/** * Temporarily puts this <code>Job</code> back into {@link #WAITING} state and * relinquishes the job's scheduling rule so that any {@link #WAITING} jobs that * conflict with this job's scheduling rule have an opportunity to start. This * method will wait until the rule this job held prior to invoking this method * is re-acquired. This method has no effect and returns <code>null</code> if * there are no {@link #WAITING} jobs that conflict with this job's scheduling * rule. * <p> * Note: If this job has acquired any other locks, implicit or explicit, they * will <i>not</i> be released. This may increase the risk of deadlock, so this * method should only be used when it is known that the environment is safe. * <p> * This method must be invoked by this job's <code>Thread</code>, and only when * it is {@link #RUNNING} state. * <p> * * @param monitor a progress monitor, or <code>null</code> if progress reporting * is not desired. Cancellation attempts will be ignored. * @return The Job that was {@link #WAITING}, and blocked by this * <code>Job</code> (at the time this method was invoked) that was * unblocked and allowed a chance to run, or <code>null</code> if no * jobs were unblocked. Note: it is not guaranteed that this * <code>Job</code> resume immediately if other conflicting jobs are * also waiting after the unblocked job ends. * * @since org.eclipse.core.jobs 3.5 * @see Job#getRule() * @see Job#isBlocking() */
@Override public Job yieldRule(IProgressMonitor monitor) { return super.yieldRule(monitor); } }