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package org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.cache.persistence.metastorage.pendingtask;

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.GridKernalContext;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.IgniteInternalFuture;

/**
 * Durable task that should be used to do long operations (e.g. index deletion) in background.
 */
public interface DurableBackgroundTask extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Getting the name of the task to identify it.
     * Also used as part of a key for storage in a MetaStorage.
     *
     * @return Task name.
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * Canceling the task.
     */
    void cancel();

    /**
     * Asynchronous task execution.
     *
     * Completion of the task execution should be only with the {@link DurableBackgroundTaskResult result}.
     *
     * @param ctx Kernal context.
     * @return Future of the tasks.
     */
    IgniteInternalFuture<DurableBackgroundTaskResult> executeAsync(GridKernalContext ctx);
}