IServerCommand.java

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package org.eclipse.virgo.ide.runtime.internal.core.command;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

/**
 * Represents a state-full server command to control remote SpringSource dm Server instances.
 * <p>
 * Each server command should only be executed once.
 * @author Christian Dupuis
 * @since 1.0.1
 */
public interface IServerCommand<T> {
	
	/**
	 * Execute this server command.	
	 * @return returns the generified return value of the command
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws TimeoutException
	 */
	T execute() throws IOException, TimeoutException;

}