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package org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent;

/**
 * An interface describing a Circuit Breaker component.
 *
 * 
 * A circuit breaker can be used to protect an application against unreliable
 * services or unexpected load. It typically monitors a specific resource. As long as this
 * resource works as expected, it stays in state closed, meaning that the
 * resource can be used. If problems are encountered when using the resource, the circuit
 * breaker can switch into state open; then access to this resource is
 * prohibited. Depending on a concrete implementation, it is possible that the circuit
 * breaker switches back to state closed when the resource becomes available
 * again.
 * 
 * 
 * This interface defines a generic protocol of a circuit breaker component. It should be
 * sufficiently generic to be applied to multiple different use cases.
 * 
 *
 * @param  the type of the value monitored by this circuit breaker
 * @since 3.5
 */
public interface CircuitBreaker {

    /**
     * Checks the state of this circuit breaker and changes it if necessary. The return
     * value indicates whether the circuit breaker is now in state closed; a value
     * of true typically means that the current operation can continue.
     *
     * @return true if the circuit breaker is now closed;
     * false otherwise.
     */
    boolean checkState();

    /**
     * Closes this circuit breaker. Its state is changed to closed. If this circuit
     * breaker is already closed, this method has no effect.
     */
    void close();

    /**
     * Increments the monitored value and performs a check of the current state of this
     * circuit breaker. This method works like {@link #checkState()}, but the monitored
     * value is incremented before the state check is performed.
     *
     * @param increment value to increment in the monitored value of the circuit breaker
     * @return true if the circuit breaker is now closed;
     * false otherwise
     */
    boolean incrementAndCheckState(T increment);

    /**
     * Tests the current closed state of this circuit breaker. A return value of
     * true means that the circuit breaker is currently closed. This
     * means that everything is okay with the monitored subsystem.
     *
     * @return the current closed state of this circuit breaker.
     */
    boolean isClosed();

    /**
     * Tests the current open state of this circuit breaker. A return value of
     * true means that the circuit breaker is currently open indicating a
     * problem in the monitored subsystem.
     *
     * @return the current open state of this circuit breaker.
     */
    boolean isOpen();

    /**
     * Opens this circuit breaker. Its state is changed to open. Depending on a concrete
     * implementation, it may close itself again if the monitored subsystem becomes
     * available. If this circuit breaker is already open, this method has no effect.
     */
    void open();
}