Task - Reference Documentation
The Task host class allows to define and control background tasks in the Smart Card Shell.
A background task consists of a user object that implements a run() method and an actionListener() method to receive user notification. A Task object provides for visualization in the task tab of the Smart Card Shell and controls to start and stop the task. It also implements a message queue for asynchronously passing messages from other tasks or scripts.
Index of Methods
- Task() constructor
- start()
- stop()
- post()
- poll()
- setContextMenu()
- setToolTip()
- setIcon()
- setMessage()
- getTaskList()
- dispose()
Properties
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | icon | Name of icon selected with setIcon() |
| String | tooltip | Tooltip set with setToolTip() |
| String[] | contextMenu | Context menu set with setContextMenu() |
| Object | userObject | Object registered as user object in constructor |
| String | status | Task status, one of created, running, failed, passed |
Constructor
Prototype
Task(Object userObject)
Description
Create a Task object with associated user object. Add task entry in tasks tab.
A newly created task object can be started using the start() method. It can be stopped with stop() method.
A call to dispose() will stop the task, clear the queue and remove the task entry from the task list.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
Object
|
userObject | The user object |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments given |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | On or more arguments are not of the expected type |
Example
function TaskTest() {
this.name = "Task#" + TaskTest.CNT++;
this.task = new Task(this);
this.task.setContextMenu([ "Start", "Stop", "Trace", "Post" ]);
this.task.setToolTip("Tooltip");
}
TaskTest.CNT = 1;
TaskTest.prototype.start = function() {
this.task.start();
}
TaskTest.prototype.run = function() {
var i = 10;
do {
print("Hello");
GPSystem.trace("Trace");
this.task.setMessage("Running " + i);
var o = this.task.poll(1000);
if (o) {
print("Received " + o);
}
} while (i-- > 0);
}
TaskTest.prototype.actionListener = function(source, action) {
print("Source / Action: " + source + "/" + action);
switch(action) {
case "Start":
this.task.start();
break;
case "Stop":
this.task.stop();
break;
case "Trace":
print(GPSystem.copyTrace());
break;
case "Post":
this.task.post("Message");
break;
}
}
TaskTest.prototype.toString = function() {
return this.name;
}
for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
new TaskTest();
}
start()
Prototype
start()
Description
Start the task by creating a dynamic scope and calling the run() method of the user object.
Start can be called multiple time, creating subsequent synchronous executions of run().
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
Example
task.start();
stop()
Prototype
stop()
Description
Stop the task by sending an interupt signal to the running task and clear the queue.
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
Example
task.stop();
post()
Prototype
post(Object object)
Description
Post an object to the queue maintained for this task.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
Object
|
object | Object to be added to queue. |
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for method invocation |
Example
task.post("Message");
poll()
Prototype
Object poll(Number timeout)
Description
Poll for an object from the queue maintained for this task.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
Number
|
timeout | Number of milliseconds to wait for object. |
Return
Object
|
The object retrieved from the queue or null, if no object available within specified time. |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for method invocation |
Example
var o = task.poll(1); print(o);
setContextMenu()
Prototype
setContextMenu(String[] entries)
Description
Set content of context menu.
Selected actions trigger an actionLister() method call on the user object.
A separator can be defined using "---" as entry.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
String[]
|
entries | Array of context menu entries |
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for method invocation |
Example
task.setContextMenu(["add"]);
setToolTip()
Prototype
setToolTip(String toolTipText)
setToolTip()
Description
Set a text to display as tool tip, which is displayed when the mouse is held over the node.
If no text is defined, the tool tip is removed.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
String
|
toolTipText | Text to display |
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for method invocation |
Example
task.setToolTip("Press the right mouse button to see context menu");
setIcon()
Prototype
setIcon(String iconName)
setIcon()
Description
Change the icon of the node to the named icon or reset to the default.
The name of the icon is mapped to the file name <iconName>.png and located in the icons directory directly underneath the installation directory.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
String
|
iconName | Name of icon |
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for method invocation |
Example
task.setIcon("selected");
setMessage()
Prototype
setMessage(String message)
Description
Change the message of the node to the given string.
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
String
|
message | Message for node |
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.ARGUMENTS_MISSING | Too few arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_TYPE | Type of argument is invalid for method invocation |
Example
task.setMessage("Changed label");
getTaskList()
Prototype
Task[] Task.getTaskList()
Description
Return the list of currently defined tasks
Return
Task[]
|
The list of tasks. |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
Example
dispose()
Prototype
dispose()
Description
Stop task, clear queue and remove from task list.
Return
Void
|
The method does not return a value |
Exceptions
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GPError | GPError.INVALID_ARGUMENTS | Too many arguments in call |
Example
GPSystem.wait(1000); task.dispose();
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