org.bukkit.scheduler
Interface BukkitScheduler

public interface BukkitScheduler

Method Summary

<T> Future<T>	callSyncMethod(Plugin plugin, Callable<T> task) Calls a method on the main thread and returns a Future object This task will be executed by the main server thread.
void	cancelAllTasks() Removes all tasks from the scheduler.
void	cancelTask(int taskId) Removes task from scheduler.
void	cancelTasks(Plugin plugin) Removes all tasks associated with a particular plugin from the scheduler.
List<BukkitWorker>	getActiveWorkers() Returns a list of all active workers.
List<BukkitTask>	getPendingTasks() Returns a list of all pending tasks.
boolean	isCurrentlyRunning(int taskId) Check if the task currently running.
boolean	isQueued(int taskId) Check if the task queued to be run later.
BukkitTask	runTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task) Returns a task that will run on the next server tick.
BukkitTask	runTaskAsynchronously(Plugin plugin, Runnable task) Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit.
BukkitTask	runTaskLater(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay) Returns a task that will run after the specified number of server ticks.
BukkitTask	runTaskLaterAsynchronously(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay) Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit.
BukkitTask	runTaskTimer(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay, long period) Returns a task that will repeatedly run until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.
BukkitTask	runTaskTimerAsynchronously(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay, long period) Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit.
int	scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task) Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task
int	scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay) Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task
int	scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay, long period) Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task
int	scheduleSyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task) Schedules a once off task to occur as soon as possible.
int	scheduleSyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay) Schedules a once off task to occur after a delay.
int	scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(Plugin plugin, Runnable task, long delay, long period) Schedules a repeating task.

Method Detail

scheduleSyncDelayedTask

int scheduleSyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin,
                            Runnable task,
                            long delay)

Schedules a once off task to occur after a delay. This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncDelayedTask

int scheduleSyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin,
                            Runnable task)

Schedules a once off task to occur as soon as possible. This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncRepeatingTask

int scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(Plugin plugin,
                              Runnable task,
                              long delay,
                              long period)

Schedules a repeating task. This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing first repeat

period - Period in server ticks of the task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleAsyncDelayedTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin,
                                        Runnable task,
                                        long delay)

Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Schedules a once off task to occur after a delay. This task will be executed by a thread managed by the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleAsyncDelayedTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(Plugin plugin,
                                        Runnable task)

Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Schedules a once off task to occur as soon as possible. This task will be executed by a thread managed by the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(Plugin plugin,
                                          Runnable task,
                                          long delay,
                                          long period)

Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Schedules a repeating task. This task will be executed by a thread managed by the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing first repeat

period - Period in server ticks of the task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

callSyncMethod

<T> Future<T> callSyncMethod(Plugin plugin,
                             Callable<T> task)

Calls a method on the main thread and returns a Future object This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Note: The Future.get() methods must NOT be called from the main thread. Note2: There is at least an average of 10ms latency until the isDone() method returns true.

Type Parameters:

T - The callable's return type

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Future Future object related to the task

cancelTask

void cancelTask(int taskId)

Removes task from scheduler.

Parameters:

taskId - Id number of task to be removed

cancelTasks

void cancelTasks(Plugin plugin)

Removes all tasks associated with a particular plugin from the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Owner of tasks to be removed

cancelAllTasks

void cancelAllTasks()

Removes all tasks from the scheduler.

isCurrentlyRunning

boolean isCurrentlyRunning(int taskId)

Check if the task currently running.

A repeating task might not be running currently, but will be running in the future. A task that has finished, and does not repeat, will not be running ever again.

Explicitly, a task is running if there exists a thread for it, and that thread is alive.

Parameters:

taskId - The task to check.

Returns:

If the task is currently running.

isQueued

boolean isQueued(int taskId)

Check if the task queued to be run later.

If a repeating task is currently running, it might not be queued now but could be in the future. A task that is not queued, and not running, will not be queued again.

Parameters:

taskId - The task to check.

Returns:

If the task is queued to be run.

getActiveWorkers

List<BukkitWorker> getActiveWorkers()

Returns a list of all active workers.

This list contains asynch tasks that are being executed by separate threads.

Returns:

Active workers

getPendingTasks

List<BukkitTask> getPendingTasks()

Returns a list of all pending tasks. The ordering of the tasks is not related to their order of execution.

Returns:

Active workers

runTask

BukkitTask runTask(Plugin plugin,
                   Runnable task)
                   throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a task that will run on the next server tick.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskAsynchronously

BukkitTask runTaskAsynchronously(Plugin plugin,
                                 Runnable task)
                                 throws IllegalArgumentException

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will run asynchronously.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLater

BukkitTask runTaskLater(Plugin plugin,
                        Runnable task,
                        long delay)
                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a task that will run after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLaterAsynchronously

BukkitTask runTaskLaterAsynchronously(Plugin plugin,
                                      Runnable task,
                                      long delay)
                                      throws IllegalArgumentException

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will run asynchronously after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimer

BukkitTask runTaskTimer(Plugin plugin,
                        Runnable task,
                        long delay,
                        long period)
                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns a task that will repeatedly run until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimerAsynchronously

BukkitTask runTaskTimerAsynchronously(Plugin plugin,
                                      Runnable task,
                                      long delay,
                                      long period)
                                      throws IllegalArgumentException

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will repeatedly run asynchronously until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task for the first time

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null