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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.monitoring;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;

@InterfaceAudience.Private
public interface MonitoredTask extends Cloneable {
  enum State {
    RUNNING,
    WAITING,
    COMPLETE,
    ABORTED;
  }

  long getStartTime();
  String getDescription();
  String getStatus();
  long getStatusTime();
  State getState();
  long getStateTime();
  long getCompletionTimestamp();

  void markComplete(String msg);
  void pause(String msg);
  void resume(String msg);
  void abort(String msg);
  void expireNow();

  void setStatus(String status);
  void setDescription(String description);

  /**
   * Explicitly mark this status as able to be cleaned up,
   * even though it might not be complete.
   */
  void cleanup();

  /**
   * Public exposure of Object.clone() in order to allow clients to easily 
   * capture current state.
   * @return a copy of the object whose references will not change
   */
  MonitoredTask clone();

  /**
   * Creates a string map of internal details for extensible exposure of 
   * monitored tasks.
   * @return A Map containing information for this task.
   */
  Map<String, Object> toMap() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Creates a JSON object for parseable exposure of monitored tasks.
   * @return An encoded JSON object containing information for this task.
   */
  String toJSON() throws IOException;

}
