Adding support for transforming functions into Callable objects and integration with ExecutorService.

libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList
 import java.util.Collection
 import java.util.HashSet
 import java.util.LinkedList
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 
 /**
 Helper to make jet.Iterator usable in for
@@ -77,3 +78,13 @@ public inline fun runnable(action: ()-> Unit): Runnable {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * A helper method for creating a [[Callable]] from a function
+ */
+public inline fun <T> callable(action: ()-> T): Callable<T> {
+    return object: Callable<T> {
+        public override fun call() = action()
+    }
+}
+

libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package kotlin.concurrent
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService
+import java.util.concurrent.Future
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 
 inline val currentThread : Thread
     get() = Thread.currentThread().sure()
@@ -58,3 +61,18 @@ public inline fun Executor.invoke(action: ()->Unit) {
     execute(runnable(action))
 }
 
+/**
+ * Executes the given block on the [[Executor]]
+ */
+public inline fun <T>ExecutorService.submit(action: ()->T):Future<T> {
+    val c:Callable<T> = callable(action)
+    return submit(c).sure();
+}
+
+/**
+* Allows you to use the executor as a function to
+* execute the given block on the [[Executor]].
+*/
+public inline fun <T>ExecutorService.invoke(action: ()->T):Future<T> {
+    return submit(action)
+}