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package org.apache.catalina;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public interface Executor extends java.util.concurrent.Executor, Lifecycle {

    String getName();

    /**
     * Executes the given command at some time in the future.  The command
     * may execute in a new thread, in a pooled thread, or in the calling
     * thread, at the discretion of the <code>Executor</code> implementation.
     * If no threads are available, it will be added to the work queue.
     * If the work queue is full, the system will wait for the specified
     * time until it throws a RejectedExecutionException
     *
     * @param command the runnable task
     * @param timeout the length of time to wait for the task to complete
     * @param unit    the units in which timeout is expressed
     *
     * @throws java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException if this task
     * cannot be accepted for execution - the queue is full
     * @throws NullPointerException if command or unit is null
     *
     * @deprecated Unused. Will be removed in Tomcat 10.1.x onwards.
     */
    @Deprecated
    void execute(Runnable command, long timeout, TimeUnit unit);
}