clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/utils/Scheduler.java

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package org.apache.kafka.common.utils;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;

/**
 * An interface for scheduling tasks for the future.
 *
 * Implementations of this class should be thread-safe.
 */
public interface Scheduler {
    Scheduler SYSTEM = new SystemScheduler();

    /**
     * Get the timekeeper associated with this scheduler.
     */
    Time time();

    /**
     * Schedule a callable to be executed in the future on a
     * ScheduledExecutorService.  Note that the Callable may not be queued on
     * the executor until the designated time arrives.
     *
     * @param executor      The executor to use.
     * @param callable      The callable to execute.
     * @param delayMs       The delay to use, in milliseconds.
     * @param <T>           The return type of the callable.
     * @return              A future which will complete when the callable is finished.
     */
    <T> Future<T> schedule(final ScheduledExecutorService executor,
                           final Callable<T> callable, long delayMs);
}