#ifndef QPID_SYS_PERIODICTIMER_H
#define QPID_SYS_PERIODICTIMER_H

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#include "Timer.h"
#include <boost/function.hpp>

namespace qpid {
namespace sys {

/**
 * Interface of a timer for periodic tasks that should be synchronized
 * across all brokers in a periodic. The standalone broker
 * implementation simply wraps qpid::sys::Timer. The clustered broker
 * implementation synchronizes execution of periodic tasks on all
 * periodic members.
 */
class PeriodicTimer
{
  public:
    typedef boost::function<void()> Task;

    QPID_COMMON_EXTERN virtual ~PeriodicTimer() {}

    /**
     * Add a named task to be executed at the given period.
     *
     * The task registered under the same name will be executed on
     * all brokers at the given period.
     */
    virtual void add(const Task& task, Duration period, const std::string& taskName) = 0;

};
}} // namespace qpid::sys

#endif  /*!QPID_SYS_PERIODICTIMER_H*/