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> Aaron Knauf wrote:
> > Perhaps we could extend Task to set an exit status property?
> > Probably, this would mean changing
> >
> > public void execute()
> >
> > to
> >
> > public int execute()
> >
> > and changing all the subclasses. Better to get that done
> now, rather
> > than wait until the number of tasks is too large.
>
> If you would choose this option, then I suggest you change the
> return type to be some class or interface, not just an int, for
> extensibility.
> You may find it useful to return a descriptive error message,
> or perhaps
> warning messages.
>
> For now the return type could be as simple as:
>
> public interface ExecutionResult {
> int getStatus();
> }
>
So, do we want to do exit status checking at the Task level or at the
Target level? If at the Task level, how does the next Task check/use
the value? (Target has a nice easy if="some.property.present".)
Anyone have any usefull insights here?
ADK
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