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package org.apache.cassandra.utils;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public interface TimeSource
{
    
Returns:
the current time in milliseconds/**
     *
     * @return the current time in milliseconds
     */
    long currentTimeMillis();

    
Returns:
Returns the current time value in nanoseconds.
This method can only be used to measure elapsed time and is
not related to any other notion of system or wall-clock time./**
     *
     * @return Returns the current time value in nanoseconds.
     *
     * <p>This method can only be used to measure elapsed time and is
     * not related to any other notion of system or wall-clock time.
     */
    long nanoTime();

    
Sleep for the given amount of time uninterruptibly.
Params:
sleepFor – given amout.
unit – time unit
Returns:
The time source itself after the given sleep period./**
     * Sleep for the given amount of time uninterruptibly.
     *
     * @param  sleepFor given amout.
     * @param  unit time unit
     * @return The time source itself after the given sleep period.
     */
    TimeSource sleepUninterruptibly(long sleepFor, TimeUnit unit);

    
Sleep for the given amount of time. This operation could interrupted.
Hence after returning from this method, it is not guaranteed
that the request amount of time has passed.
Params:
sleepFor – given amout.
unit – time unit
Returns:
The time source itself after the given sleep period./**
     * Sleep for the given amount of time. This operation could interrupted.
     * Hence after returning from this method, it is not guaranteed
     * that the request amount of time has passed.
     *
     * @param  sleepFor given amout.
     * @param  unit time unit
     * @return The time source itself after the given sleep period.
     */
    TimeSource sleep(long sleepFor, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException;
}