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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2016, Tamas Szabo, Istvan Rath and Daniel Varro
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html.
+ * 
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package tools.refinery.viatra.runtime.rete.network.communication.timely;
+
+import tools.refinery.viatra.runtime.rete.network.IGroupable;
+import tools.refinery.viatra.runtime.rete.network.Node;
+import tools.refinery.viatra.runtime.rete.network.communication.Timestamp;
+
+/**
+ * {@link Node}s that implement this interface can resume folding of their states when instructed during timely evaluation. 
+ * 
+ * @since 2.3
+ * @author Tamas Szabo
+ */
+public interface ResumableNode extends Node, IGroupable {
+    
+    /**
+     * When called, the folding of the state shall be resumed at the given timestamp. The resumable is expected to
+     * do a folding step at the given timestamp only. Afterwards, folding shall be interrupted, even if there is more
+     * folding to do towards higher timestamps.
+     */
+    public void resumeAt(final Timestamp timestamp);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the smallest timestamp where lazy folding shall be resumed, or null if there is no more folding to do in this
+     * resumable.
+     */
+    public Timestamp getResumableTimestamp();
+    
+}