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package org.apache.jmeter.timers;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* This interface defines those methods that must be implemented by timer
* plugins.
*/
public interface Timer extends Serializable {
/**
* This method is called after a sampling process is done to know how much
* time the sampling thread has to wait until sampling again.
*
* @return the computed delay value.
*/
long delay();
/**
* @return true if factor can be applied to it
*/
default boolean isModifiable() {
return false;
}
}