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package org.apache.sshd.common.future;

/**
 * Some operation that can be cancelled.
 * 
 * Classes implementing this interface that support state listeners are expected to notify the listeners when
 * {@link #cancel()} changes the state of the operation.
 * 
 *
 * @author Apache MINA SSHD Project
 */
public interface Cancellable extends WithException {

    /**
     * Attempts to cancel the operation.
     *
     * @return A {@link CancelFuture} that can be used to wait for the cancellation to have been effected, or
     *         {@code null} if the future cannot be canceled or is already completed.
     */
    CancelFuture cancel();

    /**
     * Tells whether this operation was canceled.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the operation was cancelled, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isCanceled();

    /**
     * Retrieves the {@link CancelFuture}, if {@link #cancel()} had been called.
     *
     * @return The {@link CancelFuture} if the {@link Cancellable} has already been canceled, or {@code null} otherwise
     */
    CancelFuture getCancellation();
}