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package org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.critical;

/**
 * A Critical component enters and leaves a critical state.
 * You update a long every time you enter a critical path
 * you update a different long with a System.nanoTime every time you leave that path.
 *
 * If the enterCritical &gt; leaveCritical at any point, then you need to measure the timeout.
 * if the system stops responding, then you have something irresponsive at the system.
 */
public interface CriticalComponent {

   CriticalAnalyzer getCriticalAnalyzer();

   CriticalCloseable measureCritical(int path);

   /**
    * Check if the component is expired at a given timeout.. on any of its paths.
    * @param timeout - the timeout to check if the component is expired
    * @param reset - true to reset the component timer if it is expired
    * @return -1 if it's ok, or the number of the path it failed
    */
   boolean checkExpiration(long timeout, boolean reset);
}
