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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Google Inc.
+ * and other copyright owners as documented in the project's IP log.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available
+ * under the terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v1.0 which
+ * accompanies this distribution, is reproduced below, and is
+ * available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
+ *
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ * without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ * conditions are met:
+ *
+ * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ * disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+ * with the distribution.
+ *
+ * - Neither the name of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. nor the
+ * names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
+ * products derived from this software without specific prior
+ * written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
+ * CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+ * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+ * CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.jgit.lib;
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronous operation handle.
+ *
+ * Callers that start an asynchronous operation are supplied with a handle that
+ * may be used to attempt cancellation of the operation if the caller does not
+ * wish to continue.
+ */
+public interface AsyncOperation {
+ /**
+ * Cancels the running task.
+ *
+ * Attempts to cancel execution of this task. This attempt will fail if the
+ * task has already completed, already been cancelled, or could not be
+ * cancelled for some other reason. If successful, and this task has not
+ * started when cancel is called, this task should never run. If the task
+ * has already started, then the mayInterruptIfRunning parameter determines
+ * whether the thread executing this task should be interrupted in an
+ * attempt to stop the task.
+ *
+ * @param mayInterruptIfRunning
+ * true if the thread executing this task should be interrupted;
+ * otherwise, in-progress tasks are allowed to complete
+ * @return false if the task could not be cancelled, typically because it
+ * has already completed normally; true otherwise
+ */
+ public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning);
+
+ /** Release resources used by the operation, including cancellation. */
+ public void release();
+}