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/* |
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* Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166 |
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* Expert Group and released to the public domain. Use, modify, and |
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* redistribute this code in any way without acknowledgement. |
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*/ |
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package java.util.concurrent; |
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import java.util.*; |
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/** |
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* A mix-in style interface for representing actions, events, etc |
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* that should be executed, accessed or acted upon only after |
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* a given delay. |
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*/ |
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public interface Delayed extends Comparable { |
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/** |
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* Get the delay aoociated with this object, in the given time unit. |
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* @param unit the time unit |
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* @return the delay; zero or negative values indicate that the |
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* delay has already elapsed. |
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*/ |
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public long getDelay(TimeUnit unit); |
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} |