/**
     * Applies delay based on the configured interval rules.
     * This method calculates the appropriate delay for the current time
     * and applies it by sleeping the current thread.
     */
    public void delayByRules() {
        final long delay = getDelay();
        if (delay > 0) {
            ThreadUtil.sleep(delay);
        }
    }

    /**

                    }

                    systemHelper.calibrateCpuLoad();
                    systemHelper.waitForNoWaitingThreads();

                    intervalControlHelper.delayByRules();

                    if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        logger.debug("Processing documents in IndexUpdater queue.");
                    }