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package org.crsh.cli.spi;
import org.crsh.cli.descriptor.ParameterDescriptor;
public interface Completer {
/**
* <p>Query the completer for a set of completions for the given prefix. The returned {@link Completion} object
* provides the possible completion matching the prefix argument.<p>
*
* @param parameter the completed parameter
* @param prefix the prefix to complete
* @return the possible suffix map
* @throws Exception any exception that would prevent completion to perform correctly
*/
Completion complete(ParameterDescriptor parameter, String prefix) throws Exception;
}