package java.util.concurrent;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Queue;
public interface BlockingQueue<E> extends Queue<E> {
/**
* Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do
* so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
* <tt>true</tt> upon success and throwing an
* <tt>IllegalStateException</tt> if no space is currently available.
* When using a capacity-restricted queue, it is generally preferable to
* use {@link #offer(Object) offer}.
*
* @param e the element to add
* @return <tt>true</tt> (as specified by {@link Collection#add})
* @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this
* time due to capacity restrictions
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this queue
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
* element prevents it from being added to this queue
*/
boolean add(E e);
/**
* Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do
* so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
* <tt>true</tt> upon success and <tt>false</tt> if no space is currently
* available. When using a capacity-restricted queue, this method is
* generally preferable to {@link #add}, which can fail to insert an
* element only by throwing an exception.
*
* @param e the element to add
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the element was added to this queue, else
* <tt>false</tt>
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this queue
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
* element prevents it from being added to this queue
*/
boolean offer(E e);
/**
* Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting if necessary
* for space to become available.
*
* @param e the element to add
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this queue
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
* element prevents it from being added to this queue
*/
void put(E e) throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting up to the
* specified wait time if necessary for space to become available.
*
* @param e the element to add
* @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
* <tt>unit</tt>
* @param unit a <tt>TimeUnit</tt> determining how to interpret the
* <tt>timeout</tt> parameter
* @return <tt>true</tt> if successful, or <tt>false</tt> if
* the specified waiting time elapses before space is available
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this queue
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
* element prevents it from being added to this queue
*/
boolean offer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary
* until an element becomes available.
*
* @return the head of this queue
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
*/
E take() throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting up to the
* specified wait time if necessary for an element to become available.
*
* @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
* <tt>unit</tt>
* @param unit a <tt>TimeUnit</tt> determining how to interpret the
* <tt>timeout</tt> parameter
* @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if the
* specified waiting time elapses before an element is available
* @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
*/
E poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
throws InterruptedException;
/**
* Returns the number of additional elements that this queue can ideally
* (in the absence of memory or resource constraints) accept without
* blocking, or <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt> if there is no intrinsic
* limit.
*
* <p>Note that you <em>cannot</em> always tell if an attempt to insert
* an element will succeed by inspecting <tt>remainingCapacity</tt>
* because it may be the case that another thread is about to
* insert or remove an element.
*
* @return the remaining capacity
*/
int remainingCapacity();
/**
* Removes a single instance of the specified element from this queue,
* if it is present. More formally, removes an element <tt>e</tt> such
* that <tt>o.equals(e)</tt>, if this queue contains one or more such
* elements.
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this queue contained the specified element
* (or equivalently, if this queue changed as a result of the call).
*
* @param o element to be removed from this queue, if present
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this queue changed as a result of the call
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* is incompatible with this queue
* (<a href="../Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
* (<a href="../Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
*/
boolean remove(Object o);
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this queue contains the specified element.
* More formally, returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this queue contains
* at least one element <tt>e</tt> such that <tt>o.equals(e)</tt>.
*
* @param o object to be checked for containment in this queue
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this queue contains the specified element
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* is incompatible with this queue
* (<a href="../Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
* (<a href="../Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
*/
public boolean contains(Object o);
/**
* Removes all available elements from this queue and adds them
* to the given collection. This operation may be more
* efficient than repeatedly polling this queue. A failure
* encountered while attempting to add elements to
* collection <tt>c</tt> may result in elements being in neither,
* either or both collections when the associated exception is
* thrown. Attempts to drain a queue to itself result in
* <tt>IllegalArgumentException</tt>. Further, the behavior of
* this operation is undefined if the specified collection is
* modified while the operation is in progress.
*
* @param c the collection to transfer elements into
* @return the number of elements transferred
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if addition of elements
* is not supported by the specified collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of this queue
* prevents it from being added to the specified collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified collection is this
* queue, or some property of an element of this queue prevents
* it from being added to the specified collection
*/
int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c);
/**
* Removes at most the given number of available elements from
* this queue and adds them to the given collection. A failure
* encountered while attempting to add elements to
* collection <tt>c</tt> may result in elements being in neither,
* either or both collections when the associated exception is
* thrown. Attempts to drain a queue to itself result in
* <tt>IllegalArgumentException</tt>. Further, the behavior of
* this operation is undefined if the specified collection is
* modified while the operation is in progress.
*
* @param c the collection to transfer elements into
* @param maxElements the maximum number of elements to transfer
* @return the number of elements transferred
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if addition of elements
* is not supported by the specified collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of this queue
* prevents it from being added to the specified collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified collection is this
* queue, or some property of an element of this queue prevents
* it from being added to the specified collection
*/
int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c, int maxElements);
}