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 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This interface allows clients to control how a command is executed.
 * This is useful when the server provides the command but the client provides
 * the context (e.g. the client would like to dispatch the command to the UI
 * thread).
 * <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.
 */
public interface CommandExecutor {

	/**
	 * Execute the specified command.
	 */
	void execute(Command command);


	/**
	 * Singleton implementation of the command executor interface
	 * that simply executes the command without any sort of enhancement.
	 */
	final class Default implements CommandExecutor, Serializable {
		public static final CommandExecutor INSTANCE = new Default();
		public static CommandExecutor instance() {
			return INSTANCE;
		}
		// ensure single instance
		private Default() {
			super();
		}
		public void execute(Command command) {
			command.execute();
		}
		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return "CommandExecutor.Default"; //$NON-NLS-1$
		}
		private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
		private Object readResolve() {
			// replace this object with the singleton
			return INSTANCE;
		}
	}

}