01: /*
02: * Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
03: *
04: * This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
05: *
06: * Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
07: * notice unmodified.
08: *
09: * Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10: * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
11: * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
12: * (at your option) any later version.
13: *
14: * Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
17: * of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
18: * details.
19: *
20: * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
21: * along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
22: *
23: * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
24: * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
25: * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
26: *
27: * @author Scott Ferguson
28: */
29:
30: package javax.ejb;
31:
32: import java.io.Serializable;
33: import java.util.Collection;
34: import java.util.Date;
35:
36: /**
37: * The timer interface
38: */
39: public interface TimerService {
40: /**
41: * Creates a timer for a duration.
42: */
43: public Timer createTimer(long duration, Serializable info)
44: throws EJBException;
45:
46: /**
47: * Creates an interval timer
48: */
49: public Timer createTimer(long initialDuration,
50: long intervalDuration, Serializable info)
51: throws EJBException;
52:
53: /**
54: * Creates a timer
55: */
56: public Timer createTimer(Date expiration, Serializable info)
57: throws EJBException;
58:
59: /**
60: * Creates a timer
61: */
62: public Timer createTimer(Date expiration, long interval,
63: Serializable info) throws EJBException;
64:
65: /**
66: * Returns the timers
67: */
68: public Collection getTimers() throws EJBException;
69: }
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