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package org.osgi.util.pushstream;

import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * A {@link PushbackPolicy} is used to calculate how much back pressure to apply
 * based on the current buffer. The {@link PushbackPolicy} will be called after
 * an event has been queued, and the returned value will be used as back
 * pressure.
 * 
 * @see PushbackPolicyOption
 * 
 *
 * @param <T> The type of the data
 * @param <U> The type of the queue
 */
@ConsumerType
@FunctionalInterface
public interface PushbackPolicy<T, U extends BlockingQueue<PushEvent<? extends T>>> {
	
	/**
	 * Given the current state of the queue, determine the level of back
	 * pressure that should be applied
	 * 
	 * @param queue
	 * @return a back pressure value in nanoseconds
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public long pushback(U queue) throws Exception;
	
}
