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diff --git a/src/library/scala/concurrent/Scheduler.scala b/src/library/scala/concurrent/Scheduler.scala new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..39d798e6b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/library/scala/concurrent/Scheduler.scala @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +/* __ *\ +** ________ ___ / / ___ Scala API ** +** / __/ __// _ | / / / _ | (c) 2003-2011, LAMP/EPFL ** +** __\ \/ /__/ __ |/ /__/ __ | http://scala-lang.org/ ** +** /____/\___/_/ |_/____/_/ | | ** +** |/ ** +\* */ + +package scala.concurrent + +import scala.util.Duration + +/** A service for scheduling tasks and thunks for one-time, or periodic execution. + */ +trait Scheduler { + + /** Schedules a thunk for repeated execution with an initial delay and a frequency. + * + * @param delay the initial delay after which the thunk should be executed + * the first time + * @param frequency the frequency with which the thunk should be executed, + * as a time period between subsequent executions + */ + def schedule(delay: Duration, frequency: Duration)(thunk: => Unit): Cancellable + + /** Schedules a task for execution after a given delay. + * + * @param delay the duration after which the task should be executed + * @param task the task that is scheduled for execution + * @return a `Cancellable` that may be used to cancel the execution + * of the task + */ + def scheduleOnce(delay: Duration, task: Runnable): Cancellable + + /** Schedules a thunk for execution after a given delay. + * + * @param delay the duration after which the thunk should be executed + * @param thunk the thunk that is scheduled for execution + * @return a `Cancellable` that may be used to cancel the execution + * of the thunk + */ + def scheduleOnce(delay: Duration)(task: => Unit): Cancellable + +} + + + +trait Cancellable { + + /** Cancels the underlying task. + */ + def cancel(): Unit + +} |