Package org.robolectric.android.util.concurrent

Class BackgroundExecutor

java.lang.Object

org.robolectric.android.util.concurrent.BackgroundExecutor

public class BackgroundExecutor
extends Object

Utility class for running code off the main looper thread aka Robolectric test thread.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	runInBackground(Runnable runnable)	A helper method intended for testing production code that needs to run off the main Looper.
static <T> T	runInBackground(Callable<T> callable)	A helper method intended for testing production code that needs to run off the main Looper.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

runInBackground

public static void runInBackground(Runnable runnable)

A helper method intended for testing production code that needs to run off the main Looper. Will execute given runnable in a background thread and will do a best-effort attempt at propagating any exception back up to caller in their original form.

runInBackground

public static <T> T runInBackground(Callable<T> callable)

A helper method intended for testing production code that needs to run off the main Looper.

Will execute given callable in a background thread and will do a best-effort attempt at propagating any exception back up to caller in their original form.