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* Contributors:
* Oracle - initial API and implementation
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.command;
/**
* Add the ability to start and stop the command executor.
* <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 StatefulCommandExecutor
extends CommandExecutor
{
/**
* Start the command executor.
* @exception IllegalStateException when the command executor is not stopped
*/
void start();
/**
* Stop the command executor.
* @exception IllegalStateException when the command executor is not started
*/
void stop() throws InterruptedException;
}