# Package org.gradle.workers

package org.gradle.workers
Workers allow running pieces of work in the background, either in-process in isolated classloaders or out-of-process in reusable daemons.

Since:
  3.5

- Related Packages
  Package
  Description
  org.gradle
  The top-level package for the Gradle build system.
- Class
  Description
  ClassLoaderWorkerSpec
  A worker spec providing the requirements of an isolated classpath.
  ForkingWorkerSpec
  A worker spec providing the requirements of a forked process.
  IsolationMode
  Deprecated.
  ProcessWorkerSpec
  A worker spec providing the requirements of a forked process with a custom classpath.
  WorkAction<T extends WorkParameters>
  Represents the implementation of a unit of work to be used when submitting work to the `WorkerExecutor`.
  WorkerExecutionException
  Indicates that a failure occurred during execution of work in a worker.
  WorkerExecutor
  Allows work to be submitted for asynchronous execution.
  WorkerSpec
  Represents the common configuration of a worker.
  WorkParameters
  Marker interface for parameter objects to `WorkAction`s.
  WorkParameters.None
  Used for work actions without parameters.
  WorkQueue
  Represents a queue of work items with a uniform set of worker requirements.