/*
* Copyright (c) 2010 Chris Smowton <chris.smowton@cl.cam.ac.uk>
* Copyright (c) 2010 Derek Murray <derek.murray@cl.cam.ac.uk>
* Copyright (c) 2010 Malte Schwarzkopf <ms705@cl.cam.ac.uk>
*
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
* purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
* copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
* WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
* MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
* ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
* WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
* ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
* OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
*/
package com.asgow.ciel.simple;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
/**
* A task takes zero or more named data items, performs some computation on them, and yields one or more concrete data items
* as output.
*
* To execute a task, the named input data must be available locally.
*
* @author dgm36
*
*/
public interface Task {
public void invoke(InputStream[] fis, OutputStream[] fos, String[] args);
}