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package org.fabric3.timer.spi;

/**
 * Implementations are executed on a recurring basis by the {@link TimerService}.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 9763 $ $Date: 2011-01-03 00:48:06 +0000 (Mon, 03 Jan 2011) $
 */
public interface Task extends Runnable {

    /**
     * Indicates a task has finished its scheduled period and should not be executed again.
     */
    int DONE = -1;

    /**
     * Returns next time in milliseconds as an offset of the current time when the task should next be executed.
     *
     * @return the next execution time offset or {@link #DONE}
     */
    long nextInterval();

}