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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.update.operations;

import java.lang.reflect.*;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*;

/**
 * Base update manager operation.
 * <p>
 * <b>Note:</b> 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>
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IOperation {
	/**
	 * Returns true when the operation has been processed.
	 * @return
	 */
	public abstract boolean isProcessed();
	/**
	 * Marks the operation as processed.
	 */
	public abstract void markProcessed();
	/**
	 * Executes operation.
	 * @param pm Progress monitor for the operation
	 * @param listener Operation listener
	 * @return true if operation was successful and a restart is needed.
	 * @throws CoreException
	 * @throws InvocationTargetException
	 */
	public abstract boolean execute(IProgressMonitor pm, IOperationListener listener) throws CoreException, InvocationTargetException;
}