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package org.drools.spi;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Interface for specifying truthness duration.
*
* @see org.drools.rule.Rule#setDuration
* @see org.drools.rule.Rule#getDuration
*/
public interface Duration
extends
Serializable {
/**
*
* Retrieve the duration for which the conditions of this Tuple
* must remain true before the rule will fire.
*
*
* @param tuple
*
* @return the duration
*/
long getDuration(Tuple tuple);
}