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 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
 * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.utility;

/**
 * Simple interface for implementing the GOF Command design pattern,
 * and it doesn't carry the baggage of java.lang.Runnable.
 * 
 * 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.
 */
public interface Command {

	/**
	 * Execute the command. The semantics of the command
	 * is determined by the contract between the client and server.
	 */
	void execute();

	/**
	 * Singleton implementation of the command interface that will do nothing
	 * when executed.
	 */
	final class Null implements Command {
		public static final Command INSTANCE = new Null();
		public static Command instance() {
			return INSTANCE;
		}
		// ensure single instance
		private Null() {
			super();
		}
		public void execute() {
			// do nothing
		}
		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return "Command.Null"; //$NON-NLS-1$
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Singleton implementation of the command interface that will throw an
	 * exception when executed.
	 */
	final class Disabled implements Command {
		public static final Command INSTANCE = new Disabled();
		public static Command instance() {
			return INSTANCE;
		}
		// ensure single instance
		private Disabled() {
			super();
		}
		// throw an exception
		public void execute() {
			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
		}
		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return "Command.Disabled"; //$NON-NLS-1$
		}
	}

}