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package jakarta.resource.spi.work;

/**
 * This models a Work instance that would be executed by a 
 * WorkManager upon submission.
 *
 * @version 1.0
 * @author  Ram Jeyaraman
 */
public interface Work extends Runnable {

    /**
     * The WorkManager might call this method to hint the
     * active Work instance to complete execution as soon as 
     * possible. This would be called on a separate thread other than the
     * one currently executing the Work instance.
     */
    void release();
}