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package com.hfg.util.scheduler;

import java.util.Date;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
 Interface for specify a job execution schedule.
 
 @author J. Alex Taylor, hairyfatguy.com
 
 */
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// com.hfg Library
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
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// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
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// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
//
// J. Alex Taylor, President, Founder, CEO, COO, CFO, OOPS hairyfatguy.com
// [email protected]
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

public interface Schedule
{
   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /**
    Returns the next scheduled instance.
    @return the next scheduled instance relative to the current date
    */
   public Date next();

   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /**
    Returns the first scheduled instance that comes after the specified reference date.
    @param inReferenceDate the date from which the next scheduled time will be calculated
    @return the first scheduled instance that comes after the specified date
    */
   public Date nextAfter(Date inReferenceDate);
}