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package org.jboss.netty.util;

/**
 * A handle associated with a {@link TimerTask} that is returned by a
 * {@link Timer}.
 *
 * @author The Netty Project (netty-dev@lists.jboss.org)
 * @author Trustin Lee (trustin@gmail.com)
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface Timeout {

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Timer} that created this handle.
     */
    Timer getTimer();

    /**
     * Returns the {@link TimerTask} which is associated with this handle.
     */
    TimerTask getTask();

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if and only if the {@link TimerTask} associated
     * with this handle has been expired.
     */
    boolean isExpired();

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if and only if the {@link TimerTask} associated
     * with this handle has been cancelled.
     */
    boolean isCancelled();

    /**
     * Cancels the {@link TimerTask} associated with this handle.  It the
     * task has been executed or cancelled already, it will return with no
     * side effect.
     */
    void cancel();
}