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package org.alfresco.repo.batch;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* An interface that provides work loads to the {@link BatchProcessor}.
*
* @author Derek Hulley
* @since 3.4
*/
public interface BatchProcessWorkProvider<T>
{
/**
* Get an estimate of the total number of objects that will be provided by this instance.
* Instances can provide accurate answers on each call, but only if the answer can be
* provided quickly and efficiently; usually it is enough to to cache the result after
* providing an initial estimate.
*
* @return a total work size estimate
*/
int getTotalEstimatedWorkSize();
/**
* Get the next lot of work for the batch processor. Implementations should return
* the largest number of entries possible; the {@link BatchProcessor} will keep calling
* this method until it has enough work for the individual worker threads to process
* or until the work load is empty.
*
* @return the next set of work object to process or an empty collection
* if there is no more work remaining.
*/
Collection<T> getNextWork();
}