Nuclex.Support/Source/Scheduling/ISchedulerService.cs

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#region CPL License
/*
Nuclex Framework
Copyright (C) 2002-2009 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
License, or (at your option) any later version.
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