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1 /*
2  * $Id: Queue.java 3167 2006-09-22 15:47:04Z holger $
3  * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4  * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.mulesource.com
5  *
6  * The software in this package is published under the terms of the MuleSource MPL
7  * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
8  * LICENSE.txt file.
9  */

10
11 package org.mule.util.queue;
12
13 /**
14  * <code>Queue</code> TODO
15  *
16  * @author <a HREF="mailto:gnt@codehaus.org">Guillaume Nodet</a>
17  * @version $Revision: 3167 $
18  */

19 public interface Queue
20 {
21
22     /**
23      * Returns the number of elements in this queue.
24      *
25      * @return
26      */

27     int size();
28
29     /**
30      * Puts a new object in this queue and wait if necessary.
31      *
32      * @param o the object to put
33      */

34     void put(Object JavaDoc o) throws InterruptedException JavaDoc;
35
36     /**
37      * Blocks and retrieves an object from this queue.
38      *
39      * @return an object.
40      */

41     Object JavaDoc take() throws InterruptedException JavaDoc;
42
43     Object JavaDoc peek() throws InterruptedException JavaDoc;
44
45     Object JavaDoc poll(long timeout) throws InterruptedException JavaDoc;
46
47     boolean offer(Object JavaDoc o, long timeout) throws InterruptedException JavaDoc;
48
49 }
50
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