uk.ac.man.cs.rainbow.simulator
Interface Scheduler.ExternalExecutionServer

Enclosing class:

Scheduler

public static interface Scheduler.ExternalExecutionServer

Marker for classes that handle external executions.

Objects that handle external execution for a simulation must implement this interface.

See Also:

Scheduler.setExternalExecutionServer(Scheduler.ExternalExecutionServer), RASM.TclExec

Method Summary

String

executeExternal(String externalCommand) Execute the external command specified.

Method Detail

executeExternal

public String executeExternal(String externalCommand)
                       throws Exception

Execute the external command specified.

Parameters:

externalCommand - Identifies which external command to perform. The meaning of the string is not defined by this interface.

Returns:

A string containing a data value, or an empty string or null.

Throws:

Exception - Many, many things can go wrong during an external execution...