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Wills//       Generated original version of source code.////****************************************************************************************************** namespace GSF.Threading{    /// <summary>    /// Represents the available types of synchronized operations.    /// </summary>    public enum SynchronizedOperationType    {        /// <summary>        /// <see cref="ShortSynchronizedOperation"/>        /// </summary>        Short,         /// <summary>        /// <see cref="LongSynchronizedOperation"/>        /// </summary>        Long,         /// <summary>        /// <see cref="LongSynchronizedOperation"/> with IsBackground set to <c>true</c>        /// </summary>        LongBackground,         /// <summary>        /// <see cref="MixedSynchronizedOperation"/>        /// </summary>        Mixed    }     /// <summary>    /// Represents an operation that cannot run while it is already in progress.    /// </summary>    public interface ISynchronizedOperation    {        /// <summary>        /// Gets a value to indicate whether the synchronized        /// operation is currently executing its action.        /// </summary>        bool IsRunning        {            get;        }         /// <summary>        /// Gets a value to indiate whether the synchronized operation        /// has an additional operation that is pending execution after        /// the currently running action has completed.        /// </summary>        bool IsPending        {            get;        }         /// <summary>        /// Executes the action on this thread or marks the        /// operation as pending if the operation is already running.        /// </summary>        /// <remarks>        /// <para>When the operation is marked as pending, it will run again after        /// the operation that is currently running has completed. This is useful        /// if an update has invalidated the operation that is currently running        /// and will therefore need to be run again.</para>        ///         /// <para>This method does not guarantee that control will be returned to the        /// thread that called it. If other threads continuously mark the operation as        /// pending, this thread will continue to run the operation indefinitely.</para>        /// </remarks>        void Run();         /// <summary>        /// Attempts to execute the action on this thread.        /// Does nothing if the operation is already running.        /// </summary>        /// <remarks>        /// This method does not guarantee that control will be returned to the thread        /// that called it. If other threads continuously mark the operation as pending,        /// this thread will continue to run the operation indefinitely.        /// </remarks>        void TryRun();         /// <summary>        /// Executes the action on this thread or marks the        /// operation as pending if the operation is already running.        /// </summary>        /// <remarks>        /// When the operation is marked as pending, it will run again after the        /// operation that is currently running has completed. This is useful if        /// an update has invalidated the operation that is currently running and        /// will therefore need to be run again.        /// </remarks>        void RunOnce();         /// <summary>        /// Executes the action on another thread or marks the        /// operation as pending if the operation is already running.        /// </summary>        /// <remarks>        /// When the operation is marked as pending, it will run again after the        /// operation that is currently running has completed. This is useful if        /// an update has invalidated the operation that is currently running and        /// will therefore need to be run again.        /// </remarks>        void RunOnceAsync();         /// <summary>        /// Attempts to execute the action on this thread.        /// Does nothing if the operation is already running.        /// </summary>        void TryRunOnce();         /// <summary>        /// Attempts to execute the action on another thread.        /// Does nothing if the operation is already running.        /// </summary>        void TryRunOnceAsync();    }}