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package org.springframework.util.backoff;

Represent a particular back-off execution.
Implementations do not need to be thread safe.
Author:
Stephane Nicoll
See Also:
BackOff
Since:
4.1/**
 * Represent a particular back-off execution.
 *
 * <p>Implementations do not need to be thread safe.
 *
 * @author Stephane Nicoll
 * @since 4.1
 * @see BackOff
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface BackOffExecution {

	
Return value of nextBackOff() that indicates that the operation should not be retried. /**
	 * Return value of {@link #nextBackOff()} that indicates that the operation
	 * should not be retried.
	 */
	long STOP = -1;

	
Return the number of milliseconds to wait before retrying the operation or STOP (-1) to indicate that no further attempt should be made for the operation. /**
	 * Return the number of milliseconds to wait before retrying the operation
	 * or {@link #STOP} ({@value #STOP}) to indicate that no further attempt
	 * should be made for the operation.
	 */
	long nextBackOff();

}