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package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.command;

/**
 * Simple interface for implementing the GOF Command design pattern,
 * and it doesn't carry the baggage of {@link java.lang.Runnable}.
 * <p>
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.closure.Closure
 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.factory.Factory
 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.transformer.Transformer
 */
public interface Command
	extends InterruptibleCommand
{
	/**
	 * Execute the command. The semantics of the command
	 * is determined by the contract between the client and server.
	 */
	void execute();
}