<?php
/**
*
* @package phpBB3
* @copyright (c) 2010 phpBB Group
* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
*
*/

namespace phpbb\cron\task;

/**
* Cron task interface
* @package phpBB3
*/
interface task
{
	/**
	* Returns the name of the task.
	*
	* @return string		Name of wrapped task.
	*/
	public function get_name();

	/**
	* Runs this cron task.
	*
	* @return null
	*/
	public function run();

	/**
	* Returns whether this cron task can run, given current board configuration.
	*
	* For example, a cron task that prunes forums can only run when
	* forum pruning is enabled.
	*
	* @return bool
	*/
	public function is_runnable();

	/**
	* Returns whether this cron task should run now, because enough time
	* has passed since it was last run.
	*
	* @return bool
	*/
	public function should_run();
}
