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/*
* (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001.
* All Rights Reserved.
*/
package org.eclipse.jdt.launching;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunch;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
/**
* A VM runner starts a Java VM running a Java program.
* <p>
* Clients may implement this interface to launch a new kind of VM.
* </p>
* <p>
* Note: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
* change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made 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.
* </p>
*/
public interface IVMRunner {
/**
* Launches a Java VM as specified in the given configuration,
* contributing results (debug targets and processes), to the
* given launch.
*
* @param configuration the configuration settings for this run
* @param launch the launch to contribute to
* @param monitor progress monitor or <code>null</code>
* @exception CoreException if an exception occurs while launching
*/
public void run(VMRunnerConfiguration configuration, ILaunch launch, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
}