api/task_queue/queued_task.h

/*
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 *
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 *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
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 */
#ifndef API_TASK_QUEUE_QUEUED_TASK_H_
#define API_TASK_QUEUE_QUEUED_TASK_H_

namespace webrtc {

// Base interface for asynchronously executed tasks.
// The interface basically consists of a single function, Run(), that executes
// on the target queue.  For more details see the Run() method and TaskQueue.
class QueuedTask {
 public:
  virtual ~QueuedTask() = default;

  // Main routine that will run when the task is executed on the desired queue.
  // The task should return |true| to indicate that it should be deleted or
  // |false| to indicate that the queue should consider ownership of the task
  // having been transferred.  Returning |false| can be useful if a task has
  // re-posted itself to a different queue or is otherwise being re-used.
  virtual bool Run() = 0;
};

}  // namespace webrtc

#endif  // API_TASK_QUEUE_QUEUED_TASK_H_