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    16  
    17  import org.as2lib.core.BasicInterface;
    18  
    19  /**
    20   * {@code Executable} wraps specific functionalities that can be executed through
    21   * the {@link #execute} method behind this generic interface.
    22   * 
    23   * @author Simon Wacker
    24   * @author Martin Heidegger
    25   */
    26  interface org.as2lib.app.exec.Executable extends BasicInterface {
    27  	
    28  	/**
    29  	 * Executes the hidden encapsulated functionality using the passed-in
    30  	 * {@code arguments}.
    31  	 *
    32  	 * @return the result of the execution
    33  	 */
    34  	public function execute();
    35  	
    36  }