Package org.bukkit.scheduler

Interface BukkitScheduler

@Deprecated
public interface BukkitScheduler

Deprecated.

Use one of RegionScheduler, AsyncScheduler, EntityScheduler, or GlobalRegionScheduler

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> @NotNull Future<T>	callSyncMethod(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Callable<T> task)	Deprecated. Calls a method on the main thread and returns a Future object.
void	cancelTask(int taskId)	Deprecated. Removes task from scheduler.
void	cancelTasks(@NotNull Plugin plugin)	Deprecated. Removes all tasks associated with a particular plugin from the scheduler.
@NotNull List<BukkitWorker>	getActiveWorkers()	Deprecated. Returns a list of all active workers.
Executor	getMainThreadExecutor(@NotNull Plugin plugin)	Deprecated. Returns an executor that will run tasks on the next server tick.
@NotNull List<BukkitTask>	getPendingTasks()	Deprecated. Returns a list of all pending tasks.
boolean	isCurrentlyRunning(int taskId)	Deprecated. Check if the task currently running.
boolean	isQueued(int taskId)	Deprecated. Check if the task queued to be run later.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task)	Deprecated. Returns a task that will run on the next server tick.
void	runTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task)	Deprecated. Returns a task that will run on the next server tick.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTask(Plugin)
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task)	Deprecated. Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.
void	runTaskAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task)	Deprecated. Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskAsynchronously(Plugin)
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskLater(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. Returns a task that will run after the specified number of server ticks.
void	runTaskLater(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task, long delay)	Deprecated. Returns a task that will run after the specified number of server ticks.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskLater(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskLater(Plugin, long)
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskLaterAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.
void	runTaskLaterAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task, long delay)	Deprecated. Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskLaterAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskLaterAsynchronously(Plugin, long)
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskTimer(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Returns a task that will repeatedly run until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.
void	runTaskTimer(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Returns a task that will repeatedly run until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskTimer(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskTimer(Plugin, long, long)
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskTimerAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.
void	runTaskTimerAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.
@NotNull BukkitTask	runTaskTimerAsynchronously(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskTimerAsynchronously(Plugin, long, long)
int	scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task)	Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task
int	scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task
int	scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task
int	scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task)	Deprecated. Schedules a once off task to occur as soon as possible.
int	scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. Schedules a once off task to occur after a delay.
int	scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTask(Plugin)
int	scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task, long delay)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskLater(Plugin, long)
int	scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull Runnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Schedules a repeating task.
int	scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(@NotNull Plugin plugin, @NotNull BukkitRunnable task, long delay, long period)	Deprecated. Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskTimer(Plugin, long, long)

Method Details

scheduleSyncDelayedTask

int scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay)

Deprecated.

Schedules a once off task to occur after a delay.

This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncDelayedTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task,
 long delay)

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskLater(Plugin, long)

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncDelayedTask

int scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task)

Deprecated.

Schedules a once off task to occur as soon as possible.

This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncDelayedTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleSyncDelayedTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task)

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTask(Plugin)

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncRepeatingTask

int scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)

Deprecated.

Schedules a repeating task.

This task will be executed by the main server thread.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing first repeat

period - Period in server ticks of the task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleSyncRepeatingTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskTimer(Plugin, long, long)

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing first repeat

period - Period in server ticks of the task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleAsyncDelayedTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay)

Deprecated.

This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Schedules a once off task to occur after a delay. This task will be executed by a thread managed by the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleAsyncDelayedTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleAsyncDelayedTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task)

Deprecated.

This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Schedules a once off task to occur as soon as possible. This task will be executed by a thread managed by the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask

@Deprecated
int scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)

Deprecated.

This name is misleading, as it does not schedule "a sync" task, but rather, "an async" task

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Schedules a repeating task. This task will be executed by a thread managed by the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

delay - Delay in server ticks before executing first repeat

period - Period in server ticks of the task

Returns:

Task id number (-1 if scheduling failed)

callSyncMethod

@NotNull
<T> @NotNull Future<T> callSyncMethod(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Callable<T> task)

Deprecated.

Calls a method on the main thread and returns a Future object. This task will be executed by the main server thread.

• Note: The Future.get() methods must NOT be called from the main thread.
• Note2: There is at least an average of 10ms latency until the isDone() method returns true.

Type Parameters:

T - The callable's return type

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that owns the task

task - Task to be executed

Returns:

Future Future object related to the task

cancelTask

void cancelTask(int taskId)

Deprecated.

Removes task from scheduler.

Parameters:

taskId - Id number of task to be removed

cancelTasks

void cancelTasks(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Deprecated.

Removes all tasks associated with a particular plugin from the scheduler.

Parameters:

plugin - Owner of tasks to be removed

isCurrentlyRunning

boolean isCurrentlyRunning(int taskId)

Deprecated.

Check if the task currently running.

A repeating task might not be running currently, but will be running in the future. A task that has finished, and does not repeat, will not be running ever again.

Explicitly, a task is running if there exists a thread for it, and that thread is alive.

Parameters:

taskId - The task to check.

Returns:

If the task is currently running.

isQueued

boolean isQueued(int taskId)

Deprecated.

Check if the task queued to be run later.

If a repeating task is currently running, it might not be queued now but could be in the future. A task that is not queued, and not running, will not be queued again.

Parameters:

taskId - The task to check.

Returns:

If the task is queued to be run.

getActiveWorkers

@NotNull
@NotNull List<BukkitWorker> getActiveWorkers()

Deprecated.

Returns a list of all active workers.

This list contains asynch tasks that are being executed by separate threads.

Returns:

Active workers

getPendingTasks

@NotNull
@NotNull List<BukkitTask> getPendingTasks()

Deprecated.

Returns a list of all pending tasks. The ordering of the tasks is not related to their order of execution.

Returns:

Active workers

runTask

@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Returns a task that will run on the next server tick.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTask

void runTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task)
      throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Returns a task that will run on the next server tick.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTask

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTask(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTask(Plugin)

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskAsynchronously

@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task)
                                   throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will run asynchronously.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskAsynchronously

void runTaskAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task)
                    throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will run asynchronously.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskAsynchronously

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task)
                                   throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskAsynchronously(Plugin)

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLater

@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskLater(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Returns a task that will run after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLater

void runTaskLater(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task,
 long delay)
           throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Returns a task that will run after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLater

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskLater(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task,
 long delay)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskLater(Plugin, long)

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLaterAsynchronously

@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskLaterAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay)
                                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will run asynchronously after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLaterAsynchronously

void runTaskLaterAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task,
 long delay)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will run asynchronously after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskLaterAsynchronously

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskLaterAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task,
 long delay)
                                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskLaterAsynchronously(Plugin, long)

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimer

@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskTimer(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Returns a task that will repeatedly run until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimer

void runTaskTimer(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task,
 long delay,
 long period)
           throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Returns a task that will repeatedly run until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimer

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskTimer(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskTimer(Plugin, long, long)

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimerAsynchronously

@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskTimerAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Runnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)
                                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will repeatedly run asynchronously until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task for the first time

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimerAsynchronously

void runTaskTimerAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull Consumer<BukkitTask> task,
 long delay,
 long period)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Asynchronous tasks should never access any API in Bukkit. Great care should be taken to assure the thread-safety of asynchronous tasks.

Returns a task that will repeatedly run asynchronously until cancelled, starting after the specified number of server ticks.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task for the first time

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

runTaskTimerAsynchronously

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull BukkitTask runTaskTimerAsynchronously(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin,
 @NotNull
 @NotNull BukkitRunnable task,
 long delay,
 long period)
                                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Deprecated.

Use BukkitRunnable.runTaskTimerAsynchronously(Plugin, long, long)

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling task

task - the task to be run

delay - the ticks to wait before running the task for the first time

period - the ticks to wait between runs

Returns:

a BukkitTask that contains the id number

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if plugin is null

IllegalArgumentException - if task is null

getMainThreadExecutor

@NotNull
Executor getMainThreadExecutor(@NotNull
 @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Deprecated.

Returns an executor that will run tasks on the next server tick.

Parameters:

plugin - the reference to the plugin scheduling tasks

Returns:

an executor associated with the given plugin