source: josm/trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadTask.java@ 2476

// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
package org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.downloadtasks;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;

import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.Bounds;
import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.progress.ProgressMonitor;


public interface DownloadTask {
    /**
     * Asynchronously launches the download task for a given bounding box.
     *
     * Set <code>progressMonitor</code> to null, if the task should create, open, and close a progress monitor.
     * Set progressMonitor to {@see NullProgressMonitor#INSTANCE} if progress information is to
     * be discarded.
     * 
     * You can wait for the asynchronous download task to finish by synchronizing on the returned
     * {@see Future}, but make sure not to freeze up JOSM. Example:
     * <pre>
     *    Future<?> future = task.download(...);
     *    // DON'T run this on the Swing EDT or JOSM will freeze 
     *    future.get(); // waits for the dowload task to complete 
     * </pre>
     * 
     * The following example uses a pattern which is better suited if a task is launched from
     * the Swing EDT:
     * <pre>
     *    final Future<?> future = task.download(...);
     *    Runnable runAfterTask = new Runnable() {
     *       public void run() {
     *           // this is not strictly necessary because of the type of executor service
     *           // Main.worker is initialized with, but it doesn't harm either
     *           //
     *           future.get(); // wait for the download task to complete
     *           doSomethingAfterTheTaskCompleted();
     *       }
     *    }
     *    Main.worker.submit(runAfterTask);
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @param newLayer true, if the data is to be downloaded into a new layer. If false, the task
     * selects one of the existing layers as download layer, preferably the active layer.
     * 
     * @param downloadArea the area to download
     * @param progressMonitor the progressMonitor
     * @return the future representing the asynchronous task
     */
    Future<?> download(boolean newLayer, Bounds downloadArea, ProgressMonitor progressMonitor);

    /**
     * Asynchronously launches the download task for a given bounding URL.
     *
     * Set progressMonitor to null, if the task should create, open, and close a progress monitor.
     * Set progressMonitor to {@see NullProgressMonitor#INSTANCE} if progress information is to
     * be discarded.
 
     * @param newLayer newLayer true, if the data is to be downloaded into a new layer. If false, the task
     * selects one of the existing layers as download layer, preferably the active layer.
     * @param url the url to download from
     * @param progressMonitor the progressMonitor
     * @return the future representing the asynchronous task
     * 
     * @see #download(boolean, Bounds, ProgressMonitor)
     */
    Future<?> loadUrl(boolean newLayer, String url, ProgressMonitor progressMonitor);

    /**
     * Replies the error objects of the task. Empty list, if no error messages are available.
     * 
     * Error objects are either {@see String}s with error messages or {@see Exception}s.
     *
     * @return the list of error objects
     */
    List<Object> getErrorObjects();

    /**
     * Cancels the asynchronous download task.
     * 
     */
    public void cancel();
}