Interface Operation

All Known Implementing Classes:
AboveVisitor, BackwardsExtentBlockCopy, BreadthFirstSearch, ChangeSetExecutor, DelegateOperation, DFSRecursiveVisitor, DFSVisitor, DirectionalVisitor, DownwardVisitor, EntityVisitor, FlatRegionVisitor, ForwardExtentCopy, LayerVisitor, NonRisingVisitor, OperationQueue, RecursiveVisitor, RegionVisitor, SetBlockMap, SetLocatedBlocks

public interface Operation
An task that may be split into multiple steps to be run sequentially immediately or at a varying or fixed interval. Operations should attempt to break apart tasks into smaller tasks that can be completed in quicker successions.
  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final Set<String>
    This is an internal field, and should not be touched.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    default void
    Deprecated.
    Will be removed in WorldEdit 8.0 - use the Component variant
    void
    Abort the current task.
    default Iterable<com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.Component>
    Gets an iterable of messages that describe the current status of the operation.
    Complete the next step.
  • Field Details

    • warnedDeprecatedClasses

      static final Set<String> warnedDeprecatedClasses
      This is an internal field, and should not be touched.
  • Method Details

    • resume

      Complete the next step. If this method returns true, then the method may be called again in the future, or possibly never. If this method returns false, then this method should not be called again.
      Parameters:
      run - describes information about the current run
      Returns:
      another operation to run that operation again, or null to stop
      Throws:
      WorldEditException - an error
    • cancel

      void cancel()
      Abort the current task. After the this method is called, resume(RunContext) should not be called at any point in the future. This method should not be called after successful completion of the operation. This method must be called if the operation is interrupted before completion.
    • addStatusMessages

      @Deprecated default void addStatusMessages(List<String> messages)
      Deprecated.
      Will be removed in WorldEdit 8.0 - use the Component variant
      Add messages to the provided list that describe the current status of the operation.
      Parameters:
      messages - The list to add messages to
    • getStatusMessages

      default Iterable<com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.Component> getStatusMessages()
      Gets an iterable of messages that describe the current status of the operation.
      Returns:
      The status messages