Stage (SwimOS)

All Superinterfaces:

Executor, Schedule

All Known Subinterfaces:

MainStage

All Known Implementing Classes:

AgentModel, AgentNode, MetaEdgeAgent, MetaHostAgent, MetaLaneAgent, MetaMeshAgent, MetaPartAgent, SideStage, Theater
```
public interface Stage
extends Executor, Schedule
```
An execution context in which to schedule tasks, create continuation calls, and set timers. Stage is thread safe.

See Also:

MainStage, Theater

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> Call<T>`	`call(Cont<T> cont)`	Returns a `Call` that completes the `cont`inuation.
`void`	`execute(Runnable runnable)`	Schedules a `runnable` for concurrent execution.
`TaskRef`	`task(TaskFunction task)`	Returns an uncued `TaskRef` bound to the `task`, which can later be used to cue the `task`.

Methods inherited from interface swim.concurrent.Schedule
setTimer, timer

- Method Detail
  - task
```
TaskRef task(TaskFunction task)
```
    Returns an uncued TaskRef bound to the task, which can later be used to cue the task.
  - call
```
<T> Call<T> call(Cont<T> cont)
```
    Returns a Call that completes the continuation.
  - execute
```
void execute(Runnable runnable)
```
    Schedules a runnable for concurrent execution.
    
    Specified by:
    
    execute in interface Executor