Interface Schedule

All Known Implementing Classes:
CronSchedule, IntervalSchedule

public interface Schedule
Used with PeriodicExecutor to control the schedule for when jobs execute.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    long
    For a newly created job, what is the start time for the job.
    long
    nextExecution(long previousExecution)
    Computes the next execution time for a job.
  • Method Details

    • firstExecution

      For a newly created job, what is the start time for the job. Often, the current clock time is returned, to start a job as soon as possible.
      Returns:
      start time for new job, in system clock millis
    • nextExecution

      long nextExecution(long previousExecution)
      Computes the next execution time for a job.
      Parameters:
      previousExecution - time of previous execution (in system clock millis)
      Returns:
      time of next execution (in system clock millis) or a value <= 0 to cancel the job's execution