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package javax.ejb;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;
/**
*
* The Timer
interface contains information about a timer
* that was created through the EJB Timer Service.
*
* @since EJB 2.1
*/
public interface Timer {
/**
* Cause the timer and all its associated expiration notifications to
* be cancelled.
*
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*/
public void cancel() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Get the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next
* scheduled timer expiration.
*
* @return the number of milliseconds that will elapse before the next
* scheduled timer expiration.
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoMoreTimeoutsExceptions Indicates that the
* timer has no future timeouts
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*/
public long getTimeRemaining() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.NoMoreTimeoutsException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Get the point in time at which the next timer expiration is scheduled
* to occur.
*
* @return the point in time at which the next timer expiration is
* scheduled to occur.
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoMoreTimeoutsExceptions Indicates that the
* timer has no future timeouts
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*/
public Date getNextTimeout() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.NoMoreTimeoutsException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Get the schedule expression corresponding to this timer. The timer
* must be a calendar-based timer. It may have been created automatically
* or programmatically.
*
* @return schedule expression for the timer.
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method. Also thrown if invoked on a timer that is not a
* calendar-based timer.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*
* @since EJB 3.1
*/
public ScheduleExpression getSchedule() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Return whether this timer has persistent semantics.
*
* @return boolean indicating whether the timer is persistent.
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*
* @since EJB 3.1
*/
public boolean isPersistent() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Return whether this timer is a calendar-based timer.
*
* @return boolean indicating whether the timer is calendar-based.
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*
* @since EJB 3.1
*/
public boolean isCalendarTimer() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Get the information associated with the timer at the time of
* creation. This may be the info
string that was
* passed to the timer creation method or the info
* element of the Schedule
annotaiton.
*
* @return The Serializable object that was passed in at timer creation, or
* null if the info argument passed in at timer creation was null.
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*/
public Serializable getInfo() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
/**
* Get a serializable handle to the timer. This handle can
* be used at a later time to re-obtain the timer reference.
*
* @return a serializable handle to the timer.
*
* @exception java.lang.IllegalStateException If this method is
* invoked while the instance is in a state that does not allow access
* to this method. Also thrown if invoked on a non-persistent timer.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException If invoked on a timer
* that has expired or has been cancelled.
*
* @exception javax.ejb.EJBException If this method could not complete due
* to a system-level failure.
*/
public TimerHandle getHandle() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException, javax.ejb.NoSuchObjectLocalException, javax.ejb.EJBException;
}