content: /*
   *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   *    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
   *    (at your option) any later version.
   *
   *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   *    GNU General Public License for more details.
   *
   *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   *    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
   *    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
   */
  
  /*
   *    Task.java
   *    Copyright (C) 2000 University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
   *
   */
  
  
  package weka.experiment;
  
  import java.io.Serializable;
  
  /**
   * Interface to something that can be remotely executed as a task.
   *
   * @author Mark Hall (mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
   * @version $Revision: 1.8 $
   */
  public interface Task extends Serializable {
    
    /**
     * Execute this task.
     */
    void execute();
  
    /**
     * Clients should be able to call this method at any time to obtain
     * information on a current task.
     *
     * @return a TaskStatusInfo object holding info and result (if available) for
     * this task
     */
    TaskStatusInfo getTaskStatus();
  }
  