Nuclex.Support/Source/Scheduling/ISchedulerService.cs

#region CPL License
/*
Nuclex Framework
Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Nuclex Development Labs

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the IBM Common Public License as
published by the IBM Corporation; either version 1.0 of the
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This library 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. See the
IBM Common Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the IBM Common Public
License along with this library
*/
#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;

namespace Nuclex.Support.Scheduling {

#if SCHEDULER_USE_CUSTOM_CALLBACK
  /// <summary>Signature for a timed callback from the scheduler service</summary>
  public delegate void SchedulerCallback();
#endif // SCHEDULER_USE_CUSTOM_CALLBACK

  /// <summary>Service that allows the scheduled invocation of tasks</summary>
  public interface ISchedulerService {

    /// <summary>Time source being used by the scheduler</summary>
    ITimeSource TimeSource { get; }

    /// <summary>Schedules a notification at the specified absolute time</summary>
    /// <param name="notificationTime">
    ///   Absolute time at which the notification will occur
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="callback">
    ///   Callback that will be invoked when the notification is due
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A handle that can be used to cancel the notification</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    ///   The notification is scheduled for the indicated absolute time. If the system
    ///   enters/leaves daylight saving time or the date/time is changed (for example
    ///   when the system synchronizes with an NTP server), this will affect
    ///   the notification. So if you need to be notified after a fixed time, use
    ///   the NotifyIn() method instead.
    /// </remarks>
    object NotifyAt(DateTime notificationTime, WaitCallback callback);

    /// <summary>
    ///   Schedules a recurring notification after the specified amount of milliseconds
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="delayMilliseconds">
    ///   Milliseconds after which the first notification will occur
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="intervalMilliseconds">
    ///   Interval in milliseconds at which the notification will be repeated
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="callback">
    ///   Callback that will be invoked when the notification is due
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A handle that can be used to cancel the notification</returns>
    object NotifyEach(
      int delayMilliseconds, int intervalMilliseconds, WaitCallback callback
    );

    /// <summary>
    ///   Schedules a recurring notification after the specified time span
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="delay">Delay after which the first notification will occur</param>
    /// <param name="interval">Interval at which the notification will be repeated</param>
    /// <param name="callback">
    ///   Callback that will be invoked when the notification is due
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A handle that can be used to cancel the notification</returns>
    object NotifyEach(TimeSpan delay, TimeSpan interval, WaitCallback callback);

    /// <summary>
    ///   Schedules a notification after the specified amount of milliseconds
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="delayMilliseconds">
    ///   Number of milliseconds after which the notification will occur
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="callback">
    ///   Callback that will be invoked when the notification is due
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A handle that can be used to cancel the notification</returns>
    object NotifyIn(int delayMilliseconds, WaitCallback callback);

    /// <summary>Schedules a notification after the specified time span</summary>
    /// <param name="delay">Delay after which the notification will occur</param>
    /// <param name="callback">
    ///   Callback that will be invoked when the notification is due
    /// </param>
    /// <returns>A handle that can be used to cancel the notification</returns>
    object NotifyIn(TimeSpan delay, WaitCallback callback);

    /// <summary>Cancels a scheduled notification</summary>
    /// <param name="notificationHandle">
    ///   Handle of the notification that will be cancelled
    /// </param>
    void Cancel(object notificationHandle);

  }

} // namespace Nuclex.Support.Scheduling