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package org.snmp4j.util;

/**
 * The {@code SchedulerTask} extends the {@code Runnable} interface
 * by methods that are needed for recurrent execution of a task.
 *
 * @author Frank Fock
 * @version 1.9
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface SchedulerTask extends WorkerTask {

    /**
     * Checks whether this task is ready to be executed. A task is
     * ready to be executed if it is not finished and it is not canceled.
     * @return
     *    {@code true} if this task can be executed now.
     */
    boolean isReadyToRun();

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if this task is finished and should never be
     * executed again.
     * @return
     *    {@code true} if this task is finished and cannot be executed
     *    anymore.
     */
    boolean isDone();

}
