joblistener.java

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 * Copyright 2004-2005 OpenSymphony 
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/*
 * Previously Copyright (c) 2001-2004 James House
 */
package org.quartz;

/**
 * <p>
 * The interface to be implemented by classes that want to be informed when a
 * <code>{@link org.quartz.JobDetail}</code> executes. In general,
 * applications that use a <code>Scheduler</code> will not have use for this
 * mechanism.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see Scheduler
 * @see Job
 * @see JobExecutionContext
 * @see JobExecutionException
 * @see TriggerListener
 * 
 * @author James House
 */
public interface JobListener {

    /*
     * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     * 
     * Interface.
     * 
     * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     */

    /**
     * <p>
     * Get the name of the <code>JobListener</code>.
     * </p>
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * <p>
     * Called by the <code>{@link Scheduler}</code> when a <code>{@link org.quartz.JobDetail}</code>
     * is about to be executed (an associated <code>{@link Trigger}</code>
     * has occured).
     * </p>
     * 
     * <p>
     * This method will not be invoked if the execution of the Job was vetoed
     * by a <code>{@link TriggerListener}</code>.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @see #jobExecutionVetoed(JobExecutionContext)
     */
    void jobToBeExecuted(JobExecutionContext context);

    /**
     * <p>
     * Called by the <code>{@link Scheduler}</code> when a <code>{@link org.quartz.JobDetail}</code>
     * was about to be executed (an associated <code>{@link Trigger}</code>
     * has occured), but a <code>{@link TriggerListener}</code> vetoed it's 
     * execution.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @see #jobToBeExecuted(JobExecutionContext)
     */
    void jobExecutionVetoed(JobExecutionContext context);

    
    /**
     * <p>
     * Called by the <code>{@link Scheduler}</code> after a <code>{@link org.quartz.JobDetail}</code>
     * has been executed, and be for the associated <code>Trigger</code>'s
     * <code>triggered(xx)</code> method has been called.
     * </p>
     */
    void jobWasExecuted(JobExecutionContext context,
            JobExecutionException jobException);

}