vaadin-framework/client/src/com/vaadin/client/DeferredWorker.java

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package com.vaadin.client;

/**
 * Give widgets the possibility to indicate to the framework that there is work
 * scheduled to be executed in the near future and that the framework should
 * wait for this work to complete before assuming the UI has reached a steady
 * state.
 * 
 * @since 7.3
 * @author Vaadin Ltd
 */
public interface DeferredWorker {
    /**
     * @returns true, if there are operations pending which must be executed
     *          before reaching a steady state
     */
    public boolean isWorkPending();
}