path: root/src/actors/scala/actors/InputChannel.scala

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// $Id$

package scala.actors

/**
 * The <code>InputChannel</code> trait provides a common interface
 * for all channels from which values can be received.
 *
 * @version 0.9.2
 * @author Philipp Haller
 */
trait InputChannel[Msg] {
  def receive[R](f: PartialFunction[Any, R]): R
  def receiveWithin[R](msec: long)(f: PartialFunction[Any, R]): R
  def react(f: PartialFunction[Any, Unit]): Nothing
  def reactWithin(msec: long)(f: PartialFunction[Any, Unit]): Nothing
}