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	* Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
	* Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
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	package java.util.concurrent;

	/**
	* An {@link ExecutorService} that can schedule commands to run after a given
	* delay, or to execute periodically.
	*
	* <p>The {@code schedule} methods create tasks with various delays
	* and return a task object that can be used to cancel or check
	* execution. The {@code scheduleAtFixedRate} and
	* {@code scheduleWithFixedDelay} methods create and execute tasks
	* that run periodically until cancelled.
	*
	* <p>Commands submitted using the {@link Executor#execute(Runnable)}
	* and {@link ExecutorService} {@code submit} methods are scheduled
	* with a requested delay of zero. Zero and negative delays (but not
	* periods) are also allowed in {@code schedule} methods, and are
	* treated as requests for immediate execution.
	*
	* <p>All {@code schedule} methods accept <em>relative</em> delays and
	* periods as arguments, not absolute times or dates. It is a simple
	* matter to transform an absolute time represented as a {@link
	* java.util.Date} to the required form. For example, to schedule at
	* a certain future {@code date}, you can use: {@code schedule(task,
	* date.getTime() - System.currentTimeMillis(),
	* TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)}. Beware however that expiration of a
	* relative delay need not coincide with the current {@code Date} at
	* which the task is enabled due to network time synchronization
	* protocols, clock drift, or other factors.
	*
	* <p>The {@link Executors} class provides convenient factory methods for
	* the ScheduledExecutorService implementations provided in this package.
	*
	* <h3>Usage Example</h3>
	*
	* Here is a class with a method that sets up a ScheduledExecutorService
	* to beep every ten seconds for an hour:
	*
	* <pre> {@code
	* import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.*;
	* class BeeperControl {
	* private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler =
	* Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1);
	*
	* public void beepForAnHour() {
	* final Runnable beeper = new Runnable() {
	* public void run() { System.out.println("beep"); }
	* };
	* final ScheduledFuture<?> beeperHandle =
	* scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(beeper, 10, 10, SECONDS);
	* scheduler.schedule(new Runnable() {
	* public void run() { beeperHandle.cancel(true); }
	* }, 60 * 60, SECONDS);
	* }
	* }}</pre>
	*
	* @since 1.5
	* @author Doug Lea
	*/
	public interface ScheduledExecutorService extends ExecutorService {

	/**
	* Creates and executes a one-shot action that becomes enabled
	* after the given delay.
	*
	* @param command the task to execute
	* @param delay the time from now to delay execution
	* @param unit the time unit of the delay parameter
	* @return a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of
	* the task and whose {@code get()} method will return
	* {@code null} upon completion
	* @throws RejectedExecutionException if the task cannot be
	* scheduled for execution
	* @throws NullPointerException if command is null
	*/
	public ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable command,
	long delay, TimeUnit unit);

	/**
	* Creates and executes a ScheduledFuture that becomes enabled after the
	* given delay.
	*
	* @param callable the function to execute
	* @param delay the time from now to delay execution
	* @param unit the time unit of the delay parameter
	* @param <V> the type of the callable's result
	* @return a ScheduledFuture that can be used to extract result or cancel
	* @throws RejectedExecutionException if the task cannot be
	* scheduled for execution
	* @throws NullPointerException if callable is null
	*/
	public <V> ScheduledFuture<V> schedule(Callable<V> callable,
	long delay, TimeUnit unit);

	/**
	* Creates and executes a periodic action that becomes enabled first
	* after the given initial delay, and subsequently with the given
	* period; that is executions will commence after
	* {@code initialDelay} then {@code initialDelay+period}, then
	* {@code initialDelay + 2 * period}, and so on.
	* If any execution of the task
	* encounters an exception, subsequent executions are suppressed.
	* Otherwise, the task will only terminate via cancellation or
	* termination of the executor. If any execution of this task
	* takes longer than its period, then subsequent executions
	* may start late, but will not concurrently execute.
	*
	* @param command the task to execute
	* @param initialDelay the time to delay first execution
	* @param period the period between successive executions
	* @param unit the time unit of the initialDelay and period parameters
	* @return a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of
	* the task, and whose {@code get()} method will throw an
	* exception upon cancellation
	* @throws RejectedExecutionException if the task cannot be
	* scheduled for execution
	* @throws NullPointerException if command is null
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException if period less than or equal to zero
	*/
	public ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleAtFixedRate(Runnable command,
	long initialDelay,
	long period,
	TimeUnit unit);

	/**
	* Creates and executes a periodic action that becomes enabled first
	* after the given initial delay, and subsequently with the
	* given delay between the termination of one execution and the
	* commencement of the next. If any execution of the task
	* encounters an exception, subsequent executions are suppressed.
	* Otherwise, the task will only terminate via cancellation or
	* termination of the executor.
	*
	* @param command the task to execute
	* @param initialDelay the time to delay first execution
	* @param delay the delay between the termination of one
	* execution and the commencement of the next
	* @param unit the time unit of the initialDelay and delay parameters
	* @return a ScheduledFuture representing pending completion of
	* the task, and whose {@code get()} method will throw an
	* exception upon cancellation
	* @throws RejectedExecutionException if the task cannot be
	* scheduled for execution
	* @throws NullPointerException if command is null
	* @throws IllegalArgumentException if delay less than or equal to zero
	*/
	public ScheduledFuture<?> scheduleWithFixedDelay(Runnable command,
	long initialDelay,
	long delay,
	TimeUnit unit);

	}

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