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package io.netty.util;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

A task which is executed after the delay specified with Timer.newTimeout(TimerTask, long, TimeUnit). /**
 * A task which is executed after the delay specified with
 * {@link Timer#newTimeout(TimerTask, long, TimeUnit)}.
 */
public interface TimerTask {

    
Executed after the delay specified with Timer.newTimeout(TimerTask, long, TimeUnit). 
Params:
timeout – a handle which is associated with this task/**
     * Executed after the delay specified with
     * {@link Timer#newTimeout(TimerTask, long, TimeUnit)}.
     *
     * @param timeout a handle which is associated with this task
     */
    void run(Timeout timeout) throws Exception;
}