log

19:32:42,599 INFO  ~ Sleeping...
19:32:44,599 INFO  ~ Woke up!

telnet

$ telnet localhost 9000
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET http://localhost:9000/test/test HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Play! Framework;1.2.x-f3dd9e5;dev
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Set-Cookie: PLAY_FLASH=;Expires=Wed, 26-Oct-11 10:32:44 GMT;Path=/
Set-Cookie: PLAY_ERRORS=;Expires=Wed, 26-Oct-11 10:32:44 GMT;Path=/
Set-Cookie: PLAY_SESSION=;Expires=Wed, 26-Oct-11 10:32:44 GMT;Path=/
Cache-Control: no-cache
Content-Length: 2

OK

Test.java

package controllers;

import play.Logger;
import play.jobs.Job;
import play.mvc.Controller;

public class Test  extends Controller {
	public static void test() {
		subFunction();
		renderText("OK");
	}
	private static void subFunction() {
		await(new Job() {
			@Override
			public void doJob() throws Exception {
				Logger.info("Sleeping...");
				Thread.sleep(2000);
				Logger.info("Woke up!");
			};
		}.now());
	}
}