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package com.hazelcast.core;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
/**
*
* Base interface for Hazelcast distributed queues.
*
* @see java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue
* @see IQueue
* @see TransactionalQueue
* @param
*/
public interface BaseQueue extends DistributedObject {
/**
* Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do
* so immediately without violating capacity restrictions. Returns
* true upon success and false if no space is currently
* available.
*
* @param e the element to add
* @return true if the element was added to this queue,
* false otherwise
*/
boolean offer(E e);
/**
* Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting up to the
* specified wait time if necessary for space to become available.
*
* @param e the element to add
* @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
* unit
* @param unit a TimeUnit determines how to interpret the
* timeout parameter
* @return true if successful, or false if
* the specified waiting time elapses before space is available
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
*/
boolean offer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary
* until an element becomes available.
*
* @return the head of this queue
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
*/
E take() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Retrieves and removes the head of this queue,
* or returns null if this queue is empty.
*
* @return the head of this queue, or null if this queue is empty
*/
E poll();
/**
* Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting up to the
* specified wait time if necessary for an element to become available.
*
* @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
* unit
* @param unit a TimeUnit determining how to interpret the
* timeout parameter
* @return the head of this queue, or null if the
* specified waiting time elapses before an element is available
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
*/
E poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Returns the number of elements in this collection. If this collection
* contains more than Integer.MAX_VALUE elements, returns
* Integer.MAX_VALUE.
*
* @return the number of elements in this collection
*/
int size();
}