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/*
 * MentaQueue => http://mentaqueue.soliveirajr.com
 * Copyright (C) 2012  Sergio Oliveira Jr. ([email protected])
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * 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.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */
package org.mentaqueue.wait;

/**
 * Describes a wait strategy.
 * 
 * @author Sergio Oliveira Jr.
 */
public interface WaitStrategy {
	
	/**
	 * Do something to wait: busy spinning, yield or sleep.
	 */
	public void waitForOtherThread();
	
	/**
	 * Reset the strategy because we have waited and we have accomplished what we were waiting for.
	 */
	public void reset();
}