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 * File: PTask.java
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package com.sun.electric.tool.util.concurrent.patterns;

/**
 * 
 * Base task for task parallel programming
 * 
 * @author Felix Schmidt
 * 
 */
public abstract class PTask implements Cloneable {

	protected PJob job;
	protected int threadId;

	public PTask(PJob job) {
		this.job = job;
	}

	/**
	 * abstract method, body of a task
	 */
	public abstract void execute();

	/**
	 * do init work
	 */
	public void before() {

	}

	/**
	 * do finalize work, this funtion has to be called on the super object
	 */
	public void after() {
		this.job.finishTask();
	}

	public void setThreadID(int id) {
		this.threadId = id;
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * 
	 * @see java.lang.Object#clone()
	 */
	@Override
	public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
		return super.clone();
	}
}
