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17
18 package org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.services.scheduler;
19
20 /**
21  * A kind of trigger that makes the determination to go off based
22  * on time.
23  *
24  * @author <a HREF="mailto:dev@avalon.apache.org">Avalon Development Team</a>
25  */
26 public interface TimeTrigger
27     extends Trigger
28 {
29     /**
30      * Returns the next time after the given <tt>moment</tt> when
31      * this trigger goes off.
32      *
33      * @param moment base point in milliseconds
34      * @return the time in milliseconds when this trigger goes off
35      */
36     long getTimeAfter( long moment );
37 }
38
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