TaskManager (gov.nasa.pds:validate 3.5.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BlockingTaskManager
```
public interface TaskManager
```
Defines the operations of a service that can run tasks in the background. The task manager will generate events when tasks are run, paused, canceled, or complete.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`cancel(Task task)`	Requests to cancel the task.
`Task.Status`	`getStatus(Task task)`	Gets the task status.
`void`	`remove(Task task)`	Removes a task from the task manager.
`void`	`submit(Task task)`	Submits a task to run in the background.

- Method Detail
  - submit
```
void submit(Task task)
```
    Submits a task to run in the background.
    
    Parameters:
    
    task - the task to run
  - remove
```
void remove(Task task)
```
    Removes a task from the task manager. The task manager will attempt to cancel the task if it is running. Once a task is removed, further operations on the task using this task manager may result in exceptions.
    
    Parameters:
    
    task - the task to remove
  - getStatus
```
Task.Status getStatus(Task task)
```
    Gets the task status.
    
    Parameters:
    
    task - the task
    
    Returns:
    
    the task status
  - cancel
```
void cancel(Task task)
```
    Requests to cancel the task.
    
    Parameters:
    
    task - the task to cancel