Can you use Future/Futuretask objects with Spring TaskExecutors?

Question

Is it possible to use Java FutureTask with a Spring TaskExecutor to get a Future object?

I'm looking for a TaskExecutor that implements the Java ExecutorService interface, in particular the submit() method. Looking through the Spring Javadocs doesn't reveal any classes like this. Is there some alternate method to handle futures through Spring TaskExecutors that I am unaware of?

If it is possible, could you also include an example?

Answer 1

Spring 3 has added submit methods with support for Future objects to AsyncTaskExecutor. Until then if you want access to Future objects I think you will need to get the underlying JDK executor (e.g. using getThreadPoolExecutor) and submit tasks directly on that.