callInOtherThread.java

private static <T> T callInOtherThread(Callable<T> task) throws Throwable {
    ExecutorService service = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
    try {
      Future<T> future = service.submit(task);
      boolean interrupted = false;
      try {
        while (true) {
          try {
            return future.get();
          } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            interrupted = true;
          } catch (ExecutionException e) {
            throw e.getCause();
          }
        }
      } finally {
        if (interrupted) {
          Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
      }
    } finally {
      service.shutdown();
    }
  }