Deadline

All Known Implementing Classes:

TcpConx.TcpDeadline
```
public interface Deadline
```
Support external event timing operations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`getDeadline(long now)`	Implementing objects communicate their timing requirements and trigger timed operations using this method.

- Method Detail
  - getDeadline
```
long getDeadline(long now)
```
    Implementing objects communicate their timing requirements and trigger timed operations using this method. The object creator must have infrastructure to call this method after creation, then repeatedly as close to the requested timestamps as practical. Infrastructure is allowed to call this method early to re-evaluate the next timestamp requirement. Implementors must check the supplied 'now' timestamp to verify that a timed operation is appropriate. Implementations may make no assumptions about the thread environment or object synchronization.
    
    Parameters:
    
    now - System.nanotime() to be used in the calculations.
    
    Returns:
    
    The absolute System.nanoTime() of the next event needed by the implementation. Return Long.MAX_VALUE if no further events are required.