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+// Copyright (c) 2020 VMware, Inc. or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
+//
+// This software, the RabbitMQ Java client library, is triple-licensed under the
+// Mozilla Public License 2.0 ("MPL"), the GNU General Public License version 2
+// ("GPL") and the Apache License version 2 ("ASL"). For the MPL, please see
+// LICENSE-MPL-RabbitMQ. For the GPL, please see LICENSE-GPL2.  For the ASL,
+// please see LICENSE-APACHE2.
+//
+// This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+// either express or implied. See the LICENSE file for specific language governing
+// rights and limitations of this software.
+//
+// If you have any questions regarding licensing, please contact us at
+// info@rabbitmq.com.
+
+package com.rabbitmq.client.impl.recovery;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+
+final class Utils {
+
+  private Utils() {}
+
+  @FunctionalInterface
+  interface IoTimeoutExceptionRunnable {
+
+    void run() throws IOException, TimeoutException;
+
+  }
+
+}