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/*
 * Copyright © 2019 Apple Inc. and the ServiceTalk project authors
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package io.servicetalk.client.api;

/**
 * A container for an event that requires acknowledgement when the event is consumed via {@link #eventConsumed()}.
 *
 * @param  The type of event.
 */
public interface ConsumableEvent {
    /**
     * Get the event.
     *
     * @return the event.
     */
    T event();

    /**
     * Signify the {@link #event()} has been consumed and any side effects have taken place.
     * 
     * Implementations of this method are expected to be idempotent, meaning that if the event is already consumed then
     * invoking this method has no effect.
     */
    void eventConsumed();
}