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package org.mobicents.media.server.spi;
import org.mobicents.media.MediaSource;
/**
* The component which is a source of synchronization for other components.
*
* The example of source of synchronization is a Timer. The another example is a source component
* which is synchronized from stream.
*
* @author kulikov
*/
public interface SyncSource {
/**
* Synchronize the process of media content processing from this timer.
*
* @param mediaSource the media sources to synchronize.
*/
public void sync(MediaSource mediaSource);
/**
* Disable synchronization process.
*
* @param mediaSource the media source component.
*/
public void unsync(MediaSource mediaSource);
/**
* Gets the absolute timestamp value.
*
* @return the timestamp value in milliseconds.
*/
public long getTimestamp();
/**
* Starts this component.
*/
public void start();
/**
* Stops this component.
*/
public void stop();
}