Process (Geotools modules 32-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

RenderingProcess

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFeatureCollectionProcess, AbstractProcess, FeatureToFeatureProcess, SimpleProcess
```
public interface Process
```
A Process that returns a result and reports progress. Implementors define a single method called execute that accepts the inputs to process and a ProgressListener.
The Process interface is similar to Callable, in that both are designed for classes whose instances are potentially executed by another thread. A Callable, however, does not report progress.
The Executors class contains utility methods to convert from other common forms to Callable classes.

Author:

gdavis

See Also:

/** Used to process inputs and is reported using a ProgressListener. Results are available after being run.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Map<String,Object>`	`execute(Map<String,Object> input, ProgressListener monitor)`	Execute this process with the provided inputs.

- Method Detail
  - execute
```
Map<String,Object> execute(Map<String,Object> input,
                                 ProgressListener monitor)
                          throws ProcessException
```
    Execute this process with the provided inputs.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - Input parameters for this process
    
    monitor - listener for handling the progress of the process
    
    Returns:
    
    Map of results, (@see ProcessFactory for details), or null if canceled
    
    Throws:
    
    ProcessException