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using System;

namespace Apache.NMS.ActiveMQ.Threads
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Allows you to request a thread execute the associated Task.
	/// </summary>
	public interface TaskRunner
	{
        /// <summary>
        /// Wakeup the TaskRunner and have it check for any pending work that
        /// needs to be completed.  If none is found it will go back to sleep
        /// until another Wakeup call is made.
        /// </summary>
		void Wakeup();

        /// <summary>
        /// Attempt to Shutdown the TaskRunner, this method will wait indefinitely
        /// for the TaskRunner to quite if the task runner is in a call to its Task's
        /// run method and that never returns.
        /// </summary>
		void Shutdown();

        /// <summary>
        /// Performs a timed wait for the TaskRunner to shutdown.  If the TaskRunner
        /// is in a call to its Task's run method and that does not return before the
        /// timeout expires this method returns and the TaskRunner may remain in the
        /// running state.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="timeout">
        /// A <see cref="TimeSpan"/>
        /// </param>
		void Shutdown(TimeSpan timeout);

        /// <summary>
        /// Performs a timed wait for the TaskRunner to shutdown.  If the TaskRunner
        /// is in a call to its Task's run method and that does not return before the
        /// timeout expires this method sends an Abort to the Task thread and return.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="timeout">
        /// A <see cref="TimeSpan"/>
        /// </param>
        void ShutdownWithAbort(TimeSpan timeout);

	}
}