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package org.eclipse.jst.jee.model.internal.mergers;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Base interface for all merger classes.
 * 
 * @author Dimitar Giormov
 */
public interface IMerger {

  /**
   * Process method is the actual merge process. It will generate list of warnngs or throw exception.
   *  
   * @return list of warnings gathered during execution.
   * @throws Exception
   */
  public abstract List process() throws Exception;
}