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package org.jboss.ejb.txtimer;

// $Id: RetryPolicy.java 81030 2008-11-14 12:59:42Z dimitris@jboss.org $

import javax.ejb.Timer;

/**
 * An implementation can retry the invocation of the ejbTimeout method on a TimedObject.
 *
 * The RetryPolicy is stateless and has no knowledge of the TimedObjectId.
 * It does the invocation through the given TimedObjectInvoker.
 *
 * @author Thomas.Diesler@jboss.org
 * @version $Revision: 81030 $
 * @since 07-Apr-2004
 */
public interface RetryPolicy
{
   /**
    * Invokes the ejbTimeout method on the TimedObject with the given id.
    *
    * @param invoker the invoker for the TimedObject
    * @param timer   the Timer that is passed to ejbTimeout
    */
   void retryTimeout(TimedObjectInvoker invoker, Timer timer);
}
