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authorMartin Odersky <odersky@gmail.com>2010-11-20 17:18:22 +0000
committerMartin Odersky <odersky@gmail.com>2010-11-20 17:18:22 +0000
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diff --git a/src/library/scala/concurrent/FutureTaskRunner.scala b/src/library/scala/concurrent/FutureTaskRunner.scala
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--- a/src/library/scala/concurrent/FutureTaskRunner.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/concurrent/FutureTaskRunner.scala
@@ -1,17 +1,27 @@
package scala.concurrent
-/** The <code>FutureTaskRunner</code> trait...
+/** The <code>FutureTaskRunner</code> trait is a base trait of thread runners
+ * that provide some sort of future abstractions.
*
* @author Philipp Haller
*/
trait FutureTaskRunner extends TaskRunner {
+ /** The type of the futures that are provided.
+ */
type Future[T]
+ /** An implicit conversion from futures to zero-parameter functions
+ */
implicit def futureAsFunction[S](x: Future[S]): () => S
+ /** Submits a task to run which returns its result in a futir
+ */
def submit[S](task: Task[S]): Future[S]
+ /* Possibly blocks the current thread, for example waiting for
+ * a lock or condition.
+ */
def managedBlock(blocker: ManagedBlocker): Unit
}