#590 add explanation for Callback
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## Intent
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Callback is a piece of executable code that is passed as an
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argument to other code, which is expected to call back (execute) the argument
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at some convenient time.
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Callback is a piece of executable code that is passed as an argument to other code, which is expected to call back
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(execute) the argument at some convenient time.
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## Explanation
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Real world example
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> We need to be notified after executing task has finished. We pass a callback method for the executor and wait for it to call back on us.
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In plain words
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> Callback is a method passed to the executor which will be called at defined moment.
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Wikipedia says
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> In computer programming, a callback, also known as a "call-after" function, is any executable code that is passed as an argument to other code; that other code is expected to call back (execute) the argument at a given time.
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**Programmatic Example**
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Callback is a simple interface with single method.
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```java
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public interface Callback {
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void call();
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}
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```
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Next we define a task that will execute the callback after the task execution has finished.
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```java
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public abstract class Task {
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final void executeWith(Callback callback) {
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execute();
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Optional.ofNullable(callback).ifPresent(Callback::call);
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}
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public abstract void execute();
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}
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public final class SimpleTask extends Task {
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private static final Logger LOGGER = getLogger(SimpleTask.class);
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@Override
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public void execute() {
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LOGGER.info("Perform some important activity and after call the callback method.");
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}
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}
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```
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Finally here's how we execute a task and receive a callback when it's finished.
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```java
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var task = new SimpleTask();
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task.executeWith(() -> LOGGER.info("I'm done now."));
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```
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## Class diagram
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/*
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* The MIT License
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* Copyright © 2014-2019 Ilkka Seppälä
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*
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* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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* in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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* to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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* furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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*
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* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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* all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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*
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* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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* AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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* LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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* OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
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* THE SOFTWARE.
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*/
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package com.iluwatar.callback;
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import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
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import org.slf4j.Logger;
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/**
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* This example generates the exact same output as {@link App} however the callback has been defined
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* as a Lambdas expression.
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*/
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public final class LambdasApp {
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private static final Logger LOGGER = getLogger(LambdasApp.class);
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private LambdasApp() {
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}
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/**
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* Program entry point.
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*/
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public static void main(final String[] args) {
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var task = new SimpleTask();
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task.executeWith(() -> LOGGER.info("I'm done now."));
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}
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}
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/**
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* Execute with callback.
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*/
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final void executeWith(final Callback callback) {
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final void executeWith(Callback callback) {
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execute();
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Optional.ofNullable(callback).ifPresent(Callback::call);
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}
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