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+//
+// $Id: SafeInterval.java,v 1.1 2002/06/05 02:50:57 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.presents.client.util;
+
+import com.samskivert.util.Interval;
+import com.samskivert.util.IntervalManager;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
+
+/**
+ * Used in conjunction with the {@link Client}, this class provides a
+ * means by which code can be run on the client main thread at some point
+ * in the future, either as a recurring interval or as a one shot deal.
+ * The code is built on top of the {@link IntervalManager} services.
+ *
+ * <p> A {@link SafeInterval} instance should be created and then
+ * scheduled to run using the {@link IntervalManager}. For example:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *     IntervalManager.register(new SafeInterval(_ctx.getClient()) {
+ *         public void run () {
+ *             System.out.println("Foo!");
+ *         }
+ *      }, 25L * 1000L, null, false);
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public abstract class SafeInterval
+    implements Runnable, Interval
+{
+    /**
+     * Creates a safe interval instance that will queue itself up for
+     * execution using the supplied client when it expires.
+     */
+    public SafeInterval (Client client)
+    {
+        _client = client;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called (on the client main thread) when the interval period has
+     * expired. If this is a recurring interval, this method will be
+     * called each time the interval expires.
+     */
+    public abstract void run ();
+
+    /** Handles the proper scheduling and queueing. */
+    public void intervalExpired (int id, Object arg)
+    {
+        _client.getInvoker().invokeLater(this);
+    }
+
+    /** The client via which we queue ourselves when we expire. */
+    protected Client _client;
+}