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package org.eclipse.jetty.io;


public interface AsyncEndPoint extends ConnectedEndPoint
{
	/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
	/**
	 * Dispatch the endpoint if it is not already dispatched
	 * 
	 */
	public void dispatch();
	
	/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
	/** Callback when idle.
	 * <p>An endpoint is idle if there has been no IO activity for 
	 * {@link #getMaxIdleTime()} and {@link #isCheckForIdle()} is true.
	 * @param idleForMs TODO
	 */
//	public void onIdleExpired(long idleForMs);

	/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
	/** Set if the endpoint should be checked for idleness
	 */
	public void setCheckForIdle(boolean check);

	/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
	/**
	 * @return True if IO has been successfully performed since the last call to {@link #hasProgressed()}
	 */
	public boolean hasProgressed();
}