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016
017package org.springframework.scheduling;
018
019import java.util.Date;
020
021/**
022 * Common interface for trigger objects that determine the next execution time
023 * of a task that they get associated with.
024 *
025 * @author Juergen Hoeller
026 * @since 3.0
027 * @see TaskScheduler#schedule(Runnable, Trigger)
028 * @see org.springframework.scheduling.support.CronTrigger
029 */
030public interface Trigger {
031
032        /**
033         * Determine the next execution time according to the given trigger context.
034         * @param triggerContext context object encapsulating last execution times
035         * and last completion time
036         * @return the next execution time as defined by the trigger,
037         * or {@code null} if the trigger won't fire anymore
038         */
039        Date nextExecutionTime(TriggerContext triggerContext);
040
041}