package org.argeo.security;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+
import org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor;
/**
* Allows to execute code authenticated as a system user (that is not a real
- * person)
+ * person). The {@link Executor} interface interface is not used directly in
+ * order to allow future extension of this interface and to simplify its
+ * publication (e.g. as an OSGi service) and interception. Support for Spring's
+ * {@link TaskExecutor} will be dropped when upgrading to Spring 3, since it is
+ * only to ensure compatibility with versions of Java before 1.5.
*/
-public interface SystemExecutionService {
+public interface SystemExecutionService extends Executor, TaskExecutor {
/**
* Executes this Runnable within a system authenticated context.
* Implementations should make sure that this method is properly secured via
* Java permissions since it could access to everything without credentials.
*/
- public void executeAsSystem(Runnable runnable);
-
- public TaskExecutor createSystemAuthenticatedTaskExecutor();
+ public void execute(Runnable runnable);
}