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package hudson.model;
/**
* An {@link Action} that can return information about the health of the Job.
* <p> The health of a {@link Job} is the lowest health returned by the
* HealthReportingAction's that contribute to the Job. <p> When a particular
* Action "wins", it's gets to determine the icon and associated description.
* <p> This provides a mechanism for plugins to present important summary
* information on the {@link View} main pages without eating up significant
* screen real estate.
*
* @author Stephen Connolly
* @since 1.115
*/
public interface HealthReportingAction extends Action {
/**
* Get this {@link Action}'s {@link HealthReport}.
*
* @return The health report for this instance of the Action or
* <code>null</code> if the Action does not want to contribute a
* HealthReport.
*/
HealthReport getBuildHealth();
}