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package org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.builder;
import org.jboss.errai.common.client.api.tasks.AsyncTask;
import org.jboss.errai.common.client.util.TimeUnit;
import org.jboss.errai.bus.client.api.messaging.RequestDispatcher;
/**
* @author Mike Brock .
*/
public interface MessageBuildSendableDispatcher extends MessageBuildSendable {
/**
* Sends the message with the specified <tt>RequestDispatcher</tt>.
*
* @param viaThis
* the dispatcher to send the message with, usually obtained in
* client code via Errai IOC dependency injection.
*/
public void sendNowWith(RequestDispatcher viaThis);
/**
* Sends the message globally with the specified <tt>RequestDispatcher</tt>.
*
* @param viaThis
* the dispatcher to send the message with, usually obtained in
* client code via Errai IOC dependency injection.
*/
public void sendGlobalWith(RequestDispatcher viaThis);
/**
* Sends the message periodically with the specified
* <tt>RequestDispatcher</tt>.
*
* @param viaThis
* the dispatcher to send the message with, usually obtained in
* client code via Errai IOC dependency injection.
* @param unit
* The time unit that {@code interval} should be interpreted as.
* @param interval
* The amount of time to wait between message retransmissions (units
* specified by the {@code unit} parameter).
* @return A handle on the repeating task which can be used to cancel it.
*/
public AsyncTask sendRepeatingWith(RequestDispatcher viaThis, TimeUnit unit, int interval);
/**
* Sends the message after a specified delay with the specified
* <tt>RequestDispatcher</tt>.
*
* @param viaThis
* the dispatcher to send the message with, usually obtained in
* client code via Errai IOC dependency injection.
* @param unit
* The time unit that {@code interval} should be interpreted as.
* @param interval
* The amount of time to wait before sending the message (units
* specified by the {@code unit} parameter).
* @return A handle on the repeating task which can be used to cancel it.
*/
public AsyncTask sendDelayedWith(RequestDispatcher viaThis, TimeUnit unit, int interval);
}