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package org.eclipse.core.runtime;

/**
 * A functional interface for a runnable that can be cancelled and can report progress
 * using the progress monitor passed to the {@link #run(IProgressMonitor)} method.
 * <p>
 * Clients may implement this interface.
 *
 * @since 3.8
 */
public interface ICoreRunnable {
	/**
	 * Executes this runnable.
	 * <p>
	 * The provided monitor can be used to report progress and respond to
	 * cancellation.  If the progress monitor has been canceled, the runnable
	 * should finish its execution at the earliest convenience and throw
	 * an {@link OperationCanceledException}.  A {@link CoreException} with a status
	 * of severity {@link IStatus#CANCEL} has the same effect as
	 * an {@link OperationCanceledException}.
	 *
	 * @param monitor a progress monitor, or {@code null} if progress reporting and
	 *     cancellation are not desired.  The monitor is only valid for the duration
	 *     of the invocation of this method.  The receiver is not responsible for
	 *     calling {@link IProgressMonitor#done()} on the given monitor, and
	 *     the caller must not rely on {@link IProgressMonitor#done()} having been
	 *     called by the receiver.
	 * @exception CoreException if this operation fails
	 * @exception OperationCanceledException if this operation is canceled
	 */
	public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
}