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package org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs; import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor; import org.eclipse.core.runtime.OperationCanceledException;
The job manager provides facilities for scheduling, querying, and maintaining jobs and locks. In particular, the job manager provides the following services:
  • Maintains a queue of jobs that are waiting to be run. Items can be added to the queue using the schedule method.
  • Allows manipulation of groups of jobs called job families. Job families can be canceled, put to sleep, or woken up atomically. There is also a mechanism for querying the set of known jobs in a given family.
  • Allows listeners to find out about progress on running jobs, and to find out when jobs have changed states.
  • Provides a factory for creating lock objects. Lock objects are smart monitors that have strategies for avoiding deadlock.
  • Provide feedback to a client that is waiting for a given job or family of jobs to complete.
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Since:3.0
@noimplementThis interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
@noextendThis interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
/** * The job manager provides facilities for scheduling, querying, and maintaining jobs * and locks. In particular, the job manager provides the following services: * <ul> * <li>Maintains a queue of jobs that are waiting to be run. Items can be added to * the queue using the <code>schedule</code> method.</li> * <li>Allows manipulation of groups of jobs called job families. Job families can * be canceled, put to sleep, or woken up atomically. There is also a mechanism * for querying the set of known jobs in a given family.</li> * <li>Allows listeners to find out about progress on running jobs, and to find out * when jobs have changed states.</li> * <li>Provides a factory for creating lock objects. Lock objects are smart monitors * that have strategies for avoiding deadlock.</li> * <li>Provide feedback to a client that is waiting for a given job or family of jobs * to complete.</li> * </ul> * * @see Job * @see ILock * @since 3.0 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients. */
public interface IJobManager {
A system property key indicating whether the job manager should create job threads as daemon threads. Set to true to force all worker threads to be created as daemon threads. Set to false to force all worker threads to be created as non-daemon threads.
Since:3.3
/** * A system property key indicating whether the job manager should create * job threads as daemon threads. Set to <code>true</code> to force all worker * threads to be created as daemon threads. Set to <code>false</code> to force * all worker threads to be created as non-daemon threads. * @since 3.3 */
String PROP_USE_DAEMON_THREADS = "eclipse.jobs.daemon"; //$NON-NLS-1$
Registers a job listener with the job manager. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.
Params:
  • listener – the listener to be added
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/** * Registers a job listener with the job manager. * Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered. * * @param listener the listener to be added * @see #removeJobChangeListener(IJobChangeListener) * @see IJobChangeListener */
void addJobChangeListener(IJobChangeListener listener);
Begins applying this rule in the calling thread. If the rule conflicts with another rule currently running in another thread, this method blocks until there are no conflicting rules. Calls to beginRule must eventually be followed by a matching call to endRule in the same thread and with the identical rule instance.

Rules can be nested only if the rule for the inner beginRule is contained within the rule for the outer beginRule. Rule containment is tested with the API method ISchedulingRule.contains. Also, begin/end pairs must be strictly nested. Only the rule that has most recently begun can be ended at any given time.

A rule of null can be used, but will be ignored for scheduling purposes. The outermost non-null rule in the thread will be used for scheduling. A null rule that is begun must still be ended.

If this method is called from within a job that has a scheduling rule, the given rule must also be contained within the rule for the running job.

Note that endRule must be called even if beginRule fails. The recommended usage is:

final ISchedulingRule rule = ...;
try {
	manager.beginRule(rule, monitor);
} finally {
	manager.endRule(rule);
}
Params:
  • rule – the rule to begin applying in this thread, or null
  • monitor – a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting and cancellation are not desired
Throws:
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/** * Begins applying this rule in the calling thread. If the rule conflicts with another * rule currently running in another thread, this method blocks until there are * no conflicting rules. Calls to <code>beginRule</code> must eventually be followed * by a matching call to <code>endRule</code> in the same thread and with the identical * rule instance. * <p> * Rules can be nested only if the rule for the inner <code>beginRule</code> * is contained within the rule for the outer <code>beginRule</code>. Rule containment * is tested with the API method <code>ISchedulingRule.contains</code>. Also, begin/end * pairs must be strictly nested. Only the rule that has most recently begun * can be ended at any given time. * <p> * A rule of <code>null</code> can be used, but will be ignored for scheduling * purposes. The outermost non-null rule in the thread will be used for scheduling. A * <code>null</code> rule that is begun must still be ended. * <p> * If this method is called from within a job that has a scheduling rule, the * given rule must also be contained within the rule for the running job. * <p> * Note that <code>endRule</code> must be called even if <code>beginRule</code> fails. * The recommended usage is: * <pre> * final ISchedulingRule rule = ...; * try { * manager.beginRule(rule, monitor); * } finally { * manager.endRule(rule); * } * </pre> * * @param rule the rule to begin applying in this thread, or <code>null</code> * @param monitor a progress monitor, or <code>null</code> if progress * reporting and cancellation are not desired * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the rule is not strictly nested within * all other rules currently active for this thread * @throws OperationCanceledException if the supplied monitor reports cancelation * before the rule becomes available * @see ISchedulingRule#contains(ISchedulingRule) */
void beginRule(ISchedulingRule rule, IProgressMonitor monitor);
Cancels all jobs in the given job family. Jobs in the family that are currently waiting will be removed from the queue. Sleeping jobs will be discarded without having a chance to wake up. Currently executing jobs will be asked to cancel but there is no guarantee that they will do so.
Params:
  • family – the job family to cancel, or null to cancel all jobs
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/** * Cancels all jobs in the given job family. Jobs in the family that are currently waiting * will be removed from the queue. Sleeping jobs will be discarded without having * a chance to wake up. Currently executing jobs will be asked to cancel but there * is no guarantee that they will do so. * * @param family the job family to cancel, or <code>null</code> to cancel all jobs * @see Job#belongsTo(Object) */
void cancel(Object family);
Returns a progress monitor that can be used to provide aggregated progress feedback on a set of running jobs. A user interface will typically group all jobs in a progress group together, providing progress feedback for individual jobs as well as aggregated progress for the entire group. Jobs in the group may be run sequentially, in parallel, or some combination of the two.

Recommended usage (this snippet runs two jobs in sequence in a single progress group):

Job parseJob, compileJob;
IProgressMonitor pm = Job.getJobManager().createProgressGroup();
try {
	pm.beginTask("Building", 10);
	parseJob.setProgressGroup(pm, 5);
	parseJob.schedule();
	compileJob.setProgressGroup(pm, 5);
	compileJob.schedule();
	parseJob.join();
	compileJob.join();
} finally {
	pm.done();
}
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Returns:a progress monitor
/** * Returns a progress monitor that can be used to provide aggregated progress * feedback on a set of running jobs. A user interface will typically group all * jobs in a progress group together, providing progress feedback for individual * jobs as well as aggregated progress for the entire group. Jobs in the group * may be run sequentially, in parallel, or some combination of the two. * <p> * Recommended usage (this snippet runs two jobs in sequence in a single * progress group): * * <pre> * Job parseJob, compileJob; * IProgressMonitor pm = Job.getJobManager().createProgressGroup(); * try { * pm.beginTask("Building", 10); * parseJob.setProgressGroup(pm, 5); * parseJob.schedule(); * compileJob.setProgressGroup(pm, 5); * compileJob.schedule(); * parseJob.join(); * compileJob.join(); * } finally { * pm.done(); * } * </pre> * * @see Job#setProgressGroup(IProgressMonitor, int) * @see IProgressMonitor * @return a progress monitor */
IProgressMonitor createProgressGroup();
Returns the scheduling rule currently held by this thread, or null if the current thread does not hold any scheduling rule.

If this method is called from within the scope of a running job with a non-null scheduling rule, then this method is equivalent to calling currentJob().getRule(). Otherwise, this method will return the first scheduling rule obtained by this thread via beginRule(ISchedulingRule, IProgressMonitor) that has not yet had a corresponding call to endRule(ISchedulingRule).

Returns:the current rule or null
Since:3.5
/** * Returns the scheduling rule currently held by this thread, or <code>null</code> * if the current thread does not hold any scheduling rule. * <p> * If this method is called from within the scope of a running job with a non-null * scheduling rule, then this method is equivalent to calling <code>currentJob().getRule()</code>. * Otherwise, this method will return the first scheduling rule obtained by this * thread via {@link #beginRule(ISchedulingRule, IProgressMonitor)} that has not * yet had a corresponding call to {@link #endRule(ISchedulingRule)}. * </p> * * @return the current rule or <code>null</code> * @since 3.5 */
ISchedulingRule currentRule();
Returns the job that is currently running in this thread, or null if there is no currently running job.
Returns:the job or null
/** * Returns the job that is currently running in this thread, or <code>null</code> if there * is no currently running job. * * @return the job or <code>null</code> */
Job currentJob();
Ends the application of a rule to the calling thread. Calls to endRule must be preceded by a matching call to beginRule in the same thread with an identical rule instance.

Rules can be nested only if the rule for the inner beginRule is contained within the rule for the outer beginRule. Also, begin/end pairs must be strictly nested. Only the rule that has most recently begun can be ended at any given time.

Params:
  • rule – the rule to end applying in this thread
Throws:
  • IllegalArgumentException – if this method is called on a rule for which there is no matching begin, or that does not match the most recent begin.
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/** * Ends the application of a rule to the calling thread. Calls to <code>endRule</code> * must be preceded by a matching call to <code>beginRule</code> in the same thread * with an identical rule instance. * <p> * Rules can be nested only if the rule for the inner <code>beginRule</code> * is contained within the rule for the outer <code>beginRule</code>. Also, begin/end * pairs must be strictly nested. Only the rule that has most recently begun * can be ended at any given time. * * @param rule the rule to end applying in this thread * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this method is called on a rule for which * there is no matching begin, or that does not match the most recent begin. * @see ISchedulingRule#contains(ISchedulingRule) */
void endRule(ISchedulingRule rule);
Returns all waiting, executing and sleeping jobs belonging to the given family. If no jobs are found, an empty array is returned.
Params:
  • family – the job family to find, or null to find all jobs
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Returns:the job array
/** * Returns all waiting, executing and sleeping jobs belonging * to the given family. If no jobs are found, an empty array is returned. * * @param family the job family to find, or <code>null</code> to find all jobs * @return the job array * @see Job#belongsTo(Object) */
Job[] find(Object family);
Returns whether the job manager is currently idle. The job manager is idle if no jobs are currently running or waiting to run.
Returns:true if the job manager is idle, and false otherwise
Since:3.1
/** * Returns whether the job manager is currently idle. The job manager is * idle if no jobs are currently running or waiting to run. * * @return <code>true</code> if the job manager is idle, and * <code>false</code> otherwise * @since 3.1 */
boolean isIdle();
Returns whether the job manager is currently suspended.
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Returns:true if the job manager is suspended, and false otherwise
Since:3.4
/** * Returns whether the job manager is currently suspended. * * @return <code>true</code> if the job manager is suspended, and * <code>false</code> otherwise * @since 3.4 * @see #suspend() * @see #resume() */
boolean isSuspended();
Waits until all jobs of the given family are finished. This method will block the calling thread until all such jobs have finished executing, or until this thread is interrupted. If there are no jobs in the family that are currently waiting, running, or sleeping, this method returns immediately. Feedback on how the join is progressing is provided to a progress monitor.

If this method is called while the job manager is suspended, only jobs that are currently running will be joined; Once there are no jobs in the family in the Job.RUNNING state, this method returns.

Note that there is a deadlock risk when using join. If the calling thread owns a lock or object monitor that the joined thread is waiting for, deadlock will occur. This method can also result in starvation of the current thread if another thread continues to add jobs of the given family, or if a job in the given family reschedules itself in an infinite loop.

Params:
  • family – the job family to join, or null to join all jobs.
  • monitor – Progress monitor for reporting progress on how the wait is progressing, or null if no progress monitoring is required.
Throws:
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/** * Waits until all jobs of the given family are finished. This method will block the * calling thread until all such jobs have finished executing, or until this thread is * interrupted. If there are no jobs in the family that are currently waiting, running, * or sleeping, this method returns immediately. Feedback on how the join is * progressing is provided to a progress monitor. * <p> * If this method is called while the job manager is suspended, only jobs * that are currently running will be joined; Once there are no jobs * in the family in the {@link Job#RUNNING} state, this method returns. * </p> * <p> * Note that there is a deadlock risk when using join. If the calling thread owns * a lock or object monitor that the joined thread is waiting for, deadlock * will occur. This method can also result in starvation of the current thread if * another thread continues to add jobs of the given family, or if a * job in the given family reschedules itself in an infinite loop. * </p> * * @param family the job family to join, or <code>null</code> to join all jobs. * @param monitor Progress monitor for reporting progress on how the * wait is progressing, or <code>null</code> if no progress monitoring is required. * @exception InterruptedException if this thread is interrupted while waiting * @exception OperationCanceledException if the progress monitor is canceled while waiting * @see Job#belongsTo(Object) * @see #suspend() */
void join(Object family, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws InterruptedException, OperationCanceledException;
Creates a new lock object. All lock objects supplied by the job manager know about each other and will always avoid circular deadlock amongst themselves.
Returns:the new lock object
/** * Creates a new lock object. All lock objects supplied by the job manager * know about each other and will always avoid circular deadlock amongst * themselves. * * @return the new lock object */
ILock newLock();
Removes a job listener from the job manager. Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered.
Params:
  • listener – the listener to be removed
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/** * Removes a job listener from the job manager. * Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered. * * @param listener the listener to be removed * @see #addJobChangeListener(IJobChangeListener) * @see IJobChangeListener */
void removeJobChangeListener(IJobChangeListener listener);
Resumes execution of jobs after a previous suspend. All jobs that were sleeping or waiting prior to the suspension, or that were scheduled while the job manager was suspended, will now be eligible for execution.

Calling this method on a rule that is not suspended has no effect. If another thread also owns the rule at the time this method is called, then the rule will not be resumed until all threads have released the rule.

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Deprecated:This method is not safe and should not be used. Suspending a scheduling rule violates the thread safety of clients that use scheduling rules as a mutual exclusion mechanism, and can result in concurrency problems in all clients that use the suspended rule.
/** * Resumes execution of jobs after a previous <code>suspend</code>. All * jobs that were sleeping or waiting prior to the suspension, or that were * scheduled while the job manager was suspended, will now be eligible * for execution. * <p> * Calling this method on a rule that is not suspended has no effect. If another * thread also owns the rule at the time this method is called, then the rule will * not be resumed until all threads have released the rule. * * @deprecated This method is not safe and should not be used. * Suspending a scheduling rule violates the thread safety * of clients that use scheduling rules as a mutual exclusion mechanism, * and can result in concurrency problems in all clients that use the suspended rule. * @see #suspend(ISchedulingRule, IProgressMonitor) */
@Deprecated void resume(ISchedulingRule rule);
Resumes execution of jobs after a previous suspend. All jobs that were sleeping or waiting prior to the suspension, or that were scheduled while the job manager was suspended, will now be eligible for execution.

Calling resume when the job manager is not suspended has no effect.

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/** * Resumes execution of jobs after a previous <code>suspend</code>. All * jobs that were sleeping or waiting prior to the suspension, or that were * scheduled while the job manager was suspended, will now be eligible * for execution. * <p> * Calling <code>resume</code> when the job manager is not suspended * has no effect. * * @see #suspend() * @see #isSuspended() */
void resume();
Provides a hook that is notified whenever a thread is about to wait on a lock, or when a thread is about to release a lock. This hook must only be set once.

This method is for internal use by the platform-related plug-ins. Clients should not call this method.

See Also:
  • LockListener
/** * Provides a hook that is notified whenever a thread is about to wait on a lock, * or when a thread is about to release a lock. This hook must only be set once. * <p> * This method is for internal use by the platform-related plug-ins. * Clients should not call this method. * </p> * @see LockListener */
void setLockListener(LockListener listener);
Registers a progress provider with the job manager. If there was a provider already registered, it is replaced.

This method is intended for use by the currently executing Eclipse application. Plug-ins outside the currently running application should not call this method.

Params:
  • provider – the new provider, or null if no progress is needed
/** * Registers a progress provider with the job manager. If there was a * provider already registered, it is replaced. * <p> * This method is intended for use by the currently executing Eclipse application. * Plug-ins outside the currently running application should not call this method. * </p> * * @param provider the new provider, or <code>null</code> if no progress * is needed */
void setProgressProvider(ProgressProvider provider);
Suspends execution of all jobs. Jobs that are already running when this method is invoked will complete as usual, but all sleeping and waiting jobs will not be executed until the job manager is resumed.

The job manager will remain suspended until a subsequent call to resume. Further calls to suspend when the job manager is already suspended are ignored.

All attempts to join sleeping and waiting jobs while the job manager is suspended will return immediately.

Note that this very powerful function should be used with extreme caution. Suspending the job manager will prevent all jobs in the system from executing, which may have adverse affects on components that are relying on execution of jobs. The job manager should never be suspended without intent to resume execution soon afterwards.

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/** * Suspends execution of all jobs. Jobs that are already running * when this method is invoked will complete as usual, but all sleeping and * waiting jobs will not be executed until the job manager is resumed. * <p> * The job manager will remain suspended until a subsequent call to * <code>resume</code>. Further calls to <code>suspend</code> * when the job manager is already suspended are ignored. * <p> * All attempts to join sleeping and waiting jobs while the job manager is * suspended will return immediately. * <p> * Note that this very powerful function should be used with extreme caution. * Suspending the job manager will prevent all jobs in the system from executing, * which may have adverse affects on components that are relying on * execution of jobs. The job manager should never be suspended without intent * to resume execution soon afterwards. * * @see #resume() * @see #join(Object, IProgressMonitor) * @see #isSuspended() */
void suspend();
Defers execution of all jobs with scheduling rules that conflict with the given rule. The caller will be blocked until all currently executing jobs with conflicting rules are completed. Conflicting jobs that are sleeping or waiting at the time this method is called will not be executed until the rule is resumed.

While a rule is suspended, all calls to beginRule and endRule on a suspended rule will not block the caller. The rule remains suspended until a subsequent call to resume(ISchedulingRule) with the identical rule instance. Further calls to suspend with an identical rule prior to calling resume are ignored.

This method is long-running; progress and cancelation are provided by the given progress monitor. In the case of cancelation, the rule will not be suspended.

Note: this very powerful function should be used with extreme caution. Suspending rules will prevent jobs in the system from executing, which may have adverse effects on components that are relying on execution of jobs. The job manager should never be suspended without intent to resume execution soon afterwards. Deadlock will result if the thread responsible for resuming the rule attempts to join a suspended job.
Params:
  • rule – The scheduling rule to suspend. Must not be null.
  • monitor – a progress monitor, or null if progress reporting is not desired
Throws:
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Deprecated:This method is not safe and should not be used. Suspending a scheduling rule violates the thread safety of clients that use scheduling rules as a mutual exclusion mechanism, and can result in concurrency problems in all clients that use the suspended rule.
/** * Defers execution of all jobs with scheduling rules that conflict with the * given rule. The caller will be blocked until all currently executing jobs with * conflicting rules are completed. Conflicting jobs that are sleeping or waiting at * the time this method is called will not be executed until the rule is resumed. * <p> * While a rule is suspended, all calls to <code>beginRule</code> and * <code>endRule</code> on a suspended rule will not block the caller. * The rule remains suspended until a subsequent call to * <code>resume(ISchedulingRule)</code> with the identical rule instance. * Further calls to <code>suspend</code> with an identical rule prior to calling * <code>resume</code> are ignored. * </p> * <p> * This method is long-running; progress and cancelation are provided by * the given progress monitor. In the case of cancelation, the rule will * not be suspended. * </p> * Note: this very powerful function should be used with extreme caution. * Suspending rules will prevent jobs in the system from executing, which may * have adverse effects on components that are relying on execution of jobs. * The job manager should never be suspended without intent to resume * execution soon afterwards. Deadlock will result if the thread responsible * for resuming the rule attempts to join a suspended job. * * @deprecated This method is not safe and should not be used. * Suspending a scheduling rule violates the thread safety * of clients that use scheduling rules as a mutual exclusion mechanism, * and can result in concurrency problems in all clients that use the suspended rule. * @param rule The scheduling rule to suspend. Must not be <code>null</code>. * @param monitor a progress monitor, or <code>null</code> if progress * reporting is not desired * @exception OperationCanceledException if the operation is canceled. * Cancelation can occur even if no progress monitor is provided. * @see #resume(ISchedulingRule) */
@Deprecated void suspend(ISchedulingRule rule, IProgressMonitor monitor);
Requests that all jobs in the given job family be suspended. Jobs currently waiting to be run will be removed from the queue and moved into the SLEEPING state. Jobs that have been put to sleep will remain in that state until either resumed or canceled. This method has no effect on jobs that are not currently waiting to be run.

Sleeping jobs can be resumed using wakeUp.

Params:
  • family – the job family to sleep, or null to sleep all jobs.
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/** * Requests that all jobs in the given job family be suspended. Jobs currently * waiting to be run will be removed from the queue and moved into the * <code>SLEEPING</code> state. Jobs that have been put to sleep * will remain in that state until either resumed or canceled. This method has * no effect on jobs that are not currently waiting to be run. * <p> * Sleeping jobs can be resumed using <code>wakeUp</code>. * * @param family the job family to sleep, or <code>null</code> to sleep all jobs. * @see Job#belongsTo(Object) */
void sleep(Object family);
Transfers ownership of a scheduling rule to another thread. The identical scheduling rule must currently be owned by the calling thread as a result of a previous call to beginRule. The destination thread must not already own a scheduling rule.

Calling this method is equivalent to atomically calling endRule in the calling thread followed by an immediate beginRule in the destination thread. The destination thread is responsible for subsequently calling endRule when it is finished using the rule.

This method has no effect when the destination thread is the same as the calling thread.

Params:
  • rule – The scheduling rule to transfer
  • destinationThread – The new owner for the transferred rule.
Since:3.1
/** * Transfers ownership of a scheduling rule to another thread. The identical * scheduling rule must currently be owned by the calling thread as a result of * a previous call to <code>beginRule</code>. The destination thread must * not already own a scheduling rule. * <p> * Calling this method is equivalent to atomically calling <code>endRule</code> * in the calling thread followed by an immediate <code>beginRule</code> in * the destination thread. The destination thread is responsible for subsequently * calling <code>endRule</code> when it is finished using the rule. * <p> * This method has no effect when the destination thread is the same as the * calling thread. * * @param rule The scheduling rule to transfer * @param destinationThread The new owner for the transferred rule. * @since 3.1 */
void transferRule(ISchedulingRule rule, Thread destinationThread);
Resumes scheduling of all sleeping jobs in the given family. This method has no effect on jobs in the family that are not currently sleeping.
Params:
  • family – the job family to wake up, or null to wake up all jobs
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/** * Resumes scheduling of all sleeping jobs in the given family. This method * has no effect on jobs in the family that are not currently sleeping. * * @param family the job family to wake up, or <code>null</code> to wake up all jobs * @see Job#belongsTo(Object) */
void wakeUp(Object family); }