KAFKA-14500; [4/N] Add Timer interface

group-coordinator/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/coordinator/group/runtime/Timer.java

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+package org.apache.kafka.coordinator.group.runtime;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+/**
+ * An interface to schedule and cancel operations.
+ */
+public interface Timer {
+
+    /**
+     * Add an operation to the timer. If an operation with the same key
+     * already exists, replace it with the new operation.
+     *
+     * @param key         The key to identify this operation.
+     * @param delay       The delay to wait before expiring.
+     * @param unit        The delay unit.
+     * @param operation   The operation to perform upon expiration.
+     */
+    void schedule(String key, long delay, TimeUnit unit, Runnable operation);
+
+    /**
+     * Remove an operation corresponding to a given key.
+     *
+     * @param key The key.
+     */
+    void cancel(String key);
+}