# JobType.java

    /*
    ** Module   : JobType.java
    ** Abstract : enum defining the possible job types.
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    ** 002 CA  20161027 Allow Runnable instances to be configured as jobs, at runtime.
    */
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    package com.goldencode.p2j.scheduler;

    /**
     * Definition of possible job types:
     * <ul>
     * <li>{@link #PROCESS} - a P2J process.</li>
     * <li>{@link #CLASS} - a Java class implementing {@link Runnable}.</li>
     * <li>{@link #METHOD} - a method name qualified with the full class name. Must have no
     *     parameters.</li>
     * <li>{@link #INSTANCE} - a {@link Runnable} instance.</li>
     * </ul>
     */
    public enum JobType
    {
       PROCESS ("PROCESS"),
       CLASS   ("CLASS"),
       METHOD  ("METHOD"),
       INSTANCE ("INSTANCE");

       /** String representation of this job type. */
       private final String type;

       /**
        * Initialize a new job type.
        *
        * @param    type
        *           The job type.
        */
       JobType(String type)
       {
          this.type = type;
       }

       /**
        * Resolve the job type from the given string.
        *
        * @param    type
        *           The job type.
        *
        * @return   One of the {@link JobType} values or {@code null} if it can not be resolved.
        */
       public static JobType resolveJobType(String type)
       {
          for (JobType jobType: JobType.values())
          {
             if (jobType.type.equalsIgnoreCase(type))
             {
                return jobType;
             }
          }

          return null;
       }
    }