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/** Delays runs.
  */
public interface RunDelayer
{

   // - R u n - D e l a y e r ------------------------------------------------------------


    /** Returns the minimum delay in milliseconds.
      * The time between {@linkplain #schedule scheduling} and eventual execution
      * will not be less than this.
      */
    public int delayMillisecondsMinimum();



    /** Schedules a delayed run.
      */
    public void schedule( Runnable runnable );



}