1 package ch.qos.logback.core.util;
2
3 public interface InvocationGate {
4
5 final long TIME_UNAVAILABLE = -1;
6
7 /**
8 * The caller of this method can decide to skip further work if the returned value is true.
9 *
10 * Implementations should be able to give a reasonable answer even if current time date is unavailable.
11 *
12 * @param currentTime can be TIME_UNAVAILABLE (-1) to signal that time is not available
13 * @return if true, caller should skip further work
14 */
15 public abstract boolean isTooSoon(long currentTime);
16
17 }