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    1   package org.apache.stratum.lifecycle;
    2
    3   /*
    4    * Copyright 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors,
    5    * as applicable.
    6    *
    7    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    8    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    9    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
    10   *
    11   *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    12   *
    13   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    14   * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    15   * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    16   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    17   * limitations under the License.
    18   */
    19
    20  /***
    21   * The Executable can be implemented by components that need to perform some work. In many respects it is similar to Runnable
    22   * except that it also allows an application to throw a non-Runtime Exception.
    23   *
    24   * <p>
    25   * The work done may be short lived (ie a simple task) or it could be a long running.
    26   * </p>
    27   *
    28   * @author <a href="mailto:donaldp@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
    29   */
    30  public interface Executable
    31  {
    32      /***
    33       * Execute the action associated with this component.
    34       *
    35       * @exception Exception if an error occurs
    36       */
    37      void execute()
    38              throws Exception;
    39  }