We propose to add the following method to the Task<E> interface and its AbstractTask<E> default implemntation, such that the code in the task can access the job as an instance of the JPPFDistributedJob interface:

public interface Task<T> extends Runnable, Serializable, Interruptibility {
  // get the job this task is a part of
  JPPFDistributedJob getJob();
 
  ... other methods
}