package org.argeo.security;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-
-import org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
/**
* Allows to execute code authenticated as a system user (that is not a real
* 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.
+ * publication (e.g. as an OSGi service) and interception.
*/
-public interface SystemExecutionService extends Executor, TaskExecutor {
+public interface SystemExecutionService extends Executor {
/**
- * Executes this Runnable within a system authenticated context.
+ * Executes this {@link 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 execute(Runnable runnable);
+
+ /**
+ * Executes this {@link Callable} 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 <T> Future<T> submit(Callable<T> task);
}