org.springframework.scheduling
Interface Trigger

All Known Implementing Classes:

CronTrigger, PeriodicTrigger

public interface Trigger

Common interface for trigger objects that determine the next execution time of a task that they get associated with.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

TaskScheduler.schedule(Runnable, Trigger), CronTrigger

Method Summary

java.util.Date

nextExecutionTime(TriggerContext triggerContext) Determine the next execution time according to the given trigger context.

Method Detail

nextExecutionTime

java.util.Date nextExecutionTime(TriggerContext triggerContext)

Determine the next execution time according to the given trigger context.

Parameters:

triggerContext - context object encapsulating last execution times and last completion time

Returns:

the next execution time as defined by the trigger, or null if the trigger won't fire anymore