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#ifndef _DECAF_UTIL_CONCURRENT_DELAYED_H_
#define _DECAF_UTIL_CONCURRENT_DELAYED_H_

#include <decaf/util/Config.h>

#include <decaf/lang/Comparable.h>
#include <decaf/util/concurrent/TimeUnit.h>

namespace decaf {
namespace util {
namespace concurrent {

    /**
     * A mix-in style interface for marking objects that should be acted upon after a
     * given delay.
     * <p>
     * An implementation of this interface must define a Comparable methods that provides an
     * ordering consistent with its getDelay method.
     */
    class DECAF_API Delayed : public decaf::lang::Comparable<Delayed> {
    public:

        virtual ~Delayed() {}

        /**
         * Returns the remaining delay associated with this object, in the given time unit.
         *
         * @param unit
         *        The time unit
         *
         * @return the remaining delay; zero or negative values indicate that the delay
         *          has already elapsed
         */
        virtual long long getDelay( const TimeUnit& unit ) = 0;

    };

}}}

#endif /* _DECAF_UTIL_CONCURRENT_DELAYED_H_ */