Scheduler.java

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package androidx.work.impl;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.RestrictTo;
import androidx.work.impl.model.WorkSpec;

/**
 * An interface for classes responsible for scheduling background work.
 *
 * @hide
 */
@RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.LIBRARY_GROUP)
public interface Scheduler {

    /**
     * The maximum number of {@link WorkSpec}s that can be scheduled at a given point in time.
     */
    int MAX_SCHEDULER_LIMIT = 50;

    /**
     * Schedule the given {@link WorkSpec}s for background execution.  The Scheduler does NOT need
     * to check if there are any dependencies.
     *
     * @param workSpecs The array of {@link WorkSpec}s to schedule
     */
    void schedule(@NonNull WorkSpec... workSpecs);

    /**
     * Cancel the work identified by the given {@link WorkSpec} id.
     *
     * @param workSpecId The id of the work to stopWork
     */
    void cancel(@NonNull String workSpecId);
}