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package org.deegree.igeo.modules.remotecontrol;

import java.util.Map;

import org.deegree.igeo.ApplicationContainer;
import org.deegree.igeo.modules.ModuleException;

/**
 * The <code></code> class TODO add class documentation here.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
 * 
 * @author last edited by: $Author$
 * 
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 * 
 */
public interface RequestHandler {

    /**
     * This method is called before any action is performed.
     * 
     * @param parameters
     *            may be null, if no parameters were configured. The keys will be uppercased.
     */
    void init( Map<String, String> parameters );

    /**
     * 
     * @param paramater
     * @param appContainer
     * @return result of performing an action; must be not <code>null</code>
     * @throws ModuleException
     */
    String perform( Map<String, String> paramater, ApplicationContainer<?> appContainer )
                            throws ModuleException;

}