1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2003, Andreas Pataki
3 * All rights reserved.
4 *
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31 */
32
33 package net.sf.tm.plugin.actions;
34
35 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
36
37 /***
38 * Abstract base class for all actions which must provide a busy indicator
39 * during there run operation.
40 *
41 * @author Andreas Pataki
42 * @version $Id: AbstractBackgroundAction.java,v 1.1 2004/02/10 20:11:48 apataki Exp $
43 */
44 public abstract class AbstractBackgroundAction extends AbstractAction {
45
46 /***
47 * Starts a new Thread named tmplugin with the given Runnable.
48 *
49 * @param runnable Runable implementation with the code to execute
50 */
51 protected void runInBackground(Runnable runnable) {
52 Thread thread = new Thread(runnable, "tmplugin");
53 thread.start();
54 }
55
56 /***
57 * Executes the given Runnable in the UI thread context-
58 *
59 * @param runnable Runable implementation with the code to execute
60 */
61 protected void runInUIThread(Runnable runnable) {
62 Display.getDefault().syncExec(runnable);
63 }
64
65 }