/*
* Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
*
* This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
*
* Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
* notice unmodified.
*
* Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
* of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
* Free SoftwareFoundation, Inc.
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package javax.ejb;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* The TimerHandle interface is implemented by all EJB timer handles.
*/
public interface TimerHandle extends Serializable {
/**
* Obtain a reference to the timer represented by this handle.
*
* @return A reference to the timer represented by this handle.
* @throws IllegalStateException
* If this method is invoked while the instance is in a state that
* does not allow access to this method.
* @throws NoSuchObjectLocalException
* If invoked on a handle whose associated timer has expired or has
* been canceled.
* @throws EJBException
* If this method could not complete due to a system-level failure.
*/
public Timer getTimer() throws IllegalStateException,
NoSuchObjectLocalException, EJBException;
}