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* Copyright 2007 JBoss Inc
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* Created on Oct 17, 2007
*/
package org.drools.time;
/**
* A clock interface that all engine clocks must implement
*
*/
public interface SessionClock {
/**
* Returns the current time. There is no semantics attached
* to the long return value, so it will depend on the actual
* implementation. For instance, for a real time clock it may be
* milliseconds.
*
* @return The current time. The unit of the time, depends on
* the actual clock implementation.
*
*/
public long getCurrentTime();
}