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package javax.resource.spi.work;
import java.lang.Object;
import java.lang.Runnable;
import java.lang.Exception;
import java.lang.Throwable;
/**
* This models a <code>Work</code> instance that would be executed by a
* <code>WorkManager</code> upon submission.
*
* @version 1.0
* @author Ram Jeyaraman
*/
public interface Work extends Runnable {
/**
* The <code>WorkManager</code> might call this method to hint the
* active <code>Work</code> instance to complete execution as soon as
* possible. This would be called on a seperate thread other than the
* one currently executing the <code>Work</code> instance.
*/
void release();
}