cz.auderis.tools.time.timeout

Interface ExpirationTrigger

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanBasedTimeout, CountingTimeout, Timeout

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeanBasedTimeout, SwitchingTimeout, TimeoutPropertyDecorator

public interface ExpirationTrigger

Interface ExpirationTrigger declares an abstract time-keeping object that contains information about expiration.

The expiration may be caused either by normal flow of time or by some other external events.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Boleslav Bobcik <bbobcik@gmail.com>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	expireNow() Causes this trigger to expire immediately.
boolean	isExpired() Returns information whether this trigger has already expired.

Method Detail

isExpired

boolean isExpired()

Returns information whether this trigger has already expired.

Returns:

true if the trigger is expired

expireNow

void expireNow()

Causes this trigger to expire immediately.