diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/component.rs b/src/runtime2/component/component.rs
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+use crate::runtime2::*;
+use super::CompCtx;
+
+pub enum CompScheduling {
+    Immediate,
+    Requeue,
+    Sleep,
+    Exit,
+}
+
+pub(crate) trait Component {
+    fn handle_message(sched_ctx: &mut SchedulerCtx, comp_ctx: &mut CompCtx, message: Message);
+    fn run(sched_ctx: &mut SchedulerCtx, comp_ctx: &mut CompCtx) -> CompScheduling;
+}
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