ITimerEngine (IIZI(R) 1.6.0.15561 Java API Specification)

```
public interface ITimerEngine
```
The timer engine handles timeouts and scheduled events.
It can be used to register a timeout for a task that runs in a thread. When timeout is reached, the method ITimeoutListener.onTimeout() is called from another thread, informing the running thread of this timeout. It is up to the running thread to take appropriate action.
It can also handle a scheduled periodic event notification that also runs in a thread.
Author:
Christopher Mindus

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`dispose()`	Disposes of the engine and disposes of all pending scheduled timers and timeouts.
`boolean`	`isDisposed()`	Checks if engine is disposed or not.
`ITimeoutTask`	`registerTimeout(long timeout, java.lang.String description, ITimeoutListener listener)`	Registers a new timeout for processing.

- Method Detail
  - registerTimeout
```
ITimeoutTask registerTimeout(long timeout,
                             java.lang.String description,
                             ITimeoutListener listener)
```
    Registers a new timeout for processing.
    Parameters:
    timeout - The timeout in milliseconds, -1 for indefinite.
    description - The description of the timeout operation, null for none.
    listener - The listener for timeout notification.
    Throws:
    java.lang.NullPointerException - If the listener is null.
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the engine has been disposed of.
  - dispose
```
void dispose()
```
    Disposes of the engine and disposes of all pending scheduled timers and timeouts.
  - isDisposed
```
boolean isDisposed()
```
    Checks if engine is disposed or not.
    Returns:
    true if disposed, false otherwise.