/*
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* Copyright (C) 2006 EsperTech, Inc. All rights reserved. *
* http://www.espertech.com/esper *
* http://www.espertech.com *
* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *
* The software in this package is published under the terms of the GPL license *
* a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the license.txt file. *
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*/
package com.espertech.esper.schedule;
/**
* Interface for a service that allocated schedule buckets for statements,
* for controlling timer callback orders.
*/
public interface SchedulingMgmtService {
/**
* Returns a bucket from which slots can be allocated for ordering concurrent callbacks.
*
* @return bucket
*/
public ScheduleBucket allocateBucket();
/**
* Destroy the service.
*/
public void destroy();
}