Executor.java

/*
 *	P4Java - java integration with Perforce SCM
 *	Copyright (C) 2007-,  Mike Wille, Tek42
 *
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 *
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 */

package com.tek42.perforce.process;

import java.io.*;

import com.tek42.perforce.*;

/**
 * A simplified interface for interacting with another process.
 * 
 * @author Mike Wille
 */
public interface Executor {

	/**
	 * Execute the specified command and its arguments
	 * 
	 * @param args
	 * @throws PerforceException
	 */
	public void exec(String args[]) throws PerforceException;

	/**
	 * Returns a BufferedWriter for writing to the stdin of this process
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	public BufferedWriter getWriter();

	/**
	 * Returns a BufferedReader for reading from the stdout/stderr of this process
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	public BufferedReader getReader();

	/**
	 * Close down all open resources
	 */
	public void close();

}