#ifndef _Runnable_
#define _Runnable_
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#include <boost/function.hpp>

namespace qpid {
namespace sys {

/**
 * Interface for objects that can be run, e.g. in a thread.
 */
class Runnable
{
  public:
    /** Type to represent a runnable as a Functor */
    typedef boost::function0<void> Functor;
    
    virtual ~Runnable();

    /** Derived classes override run(). */
    virtual void run() = 0;

    /** Create a functor object that will call this->run(). */
    Functor functor();
};

}}


#endif