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IProgressService vs Jobs API [message #890002] Wed, 20 June 2012 10:24 Go to next message
Jan Krakora is currently offline Jan Krakora
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Registered: December 2009
Location: Prague
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Hi,

could someone explain me what is the best way to run long running tasks?

There are few options:

  1. the IProgressService with its:

    • busyCursorWhile(IRunnableWithProgress runnable)
    • run(boolean fork, boolean cancelable, IRunnableWithProgress runnable)
    • showInDialog(Shell shell, Job job)

  2. the IWorkbenchWindow.run(boolean fork, boolean cancelable, IRunnableWithProgress runnable)
  3. the Jobs API with its own progress UI

I'm little confused what to select.

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Re: IProgressService vs Jobs API [message #890202 is a reply to message #890002] Thu, 21 June 2012 08:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Paul Webster is currently offline Paul Webster
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I'd use the Job API for any long running operations, unless you have a reason not to. See http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Concurrency/jobs-api.html

The IProgressService is used as the progress provider for the Jobs framework, so Job progress is managed the same way as using progress for org.eclipse.ui.progress.IProgressService.run(boolean, boolean, IRunnableWithProgress).

PW

Paul Webster
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Re: IProgressService vs Jobs API [message #890258 is a reply to message #890202] Thu, 21 June 2012 12:00 Go to previous message
Jan Krakora is currently offline Jan Krakora
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Got it, thanks Paul.

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