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package scala.concurrent

/** The <code>TaskRunner</code> trait...
 *  
 *  @author Philipp Haller
 */
trait TaskRunner {

  type Task[T]

  implicit def functionAsTask[S](fun: () => S): Task[S]

  def execute[S](task: Task[S]): Unit

  def shutdown(): Unit

}
