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003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 *
016 * Contributors:
017 *     bstefanescu
018 */
019package org.nuxeo.ecm.automation;
020
021/**
022 * A compiled operation chain. The chain is immutable (cannot be modified after it was compiled). This is a self
023 * contained object - once built it can be used at any time to invoke the operations in the chain. Not that the chain
024 * must be executed on a context compatible with the one used for compiling (which provides the same input type)
025 *
026 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
027 */
028public interface CompiledChain {
029
030    Object invoke(OperationContext ctx) throws OperationException;
031
032}