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package com.gh.bmd.jrt.channel;

import com.gh.bmd.jrt.util.TimeDuration;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Interface defining a result channel, that is the channel used by the routine invocation to
 * publish the results into the output channel.
 * 
 * Created by davide-maestroni on 9/15/14.
 *
 * @param  the output data type.
 */
public interface ResultChannel extends InputChannel {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel after(@Nonnull TimeDuration delay);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel after(long delay, @Nonnull TimeUnit timeUnit);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel now();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel orderByCall();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel orderByChance();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel orderByDelay();

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel pass(@Nullable OutputChannel channel);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel pass(@Nullable Iterable outputs);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel pass(@Nullable OUTPUT output);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Nonnull
    ResultChannel pass(@Nullable OUTPUT... outputs);
}