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/*
 * Created on Jun 27, 2008
 */

package com.bigdata.relation.rule.eval;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

import com.bigdata.striterator.IChunkedOrderedIterator;

/**
 * Interface for a task that executes a (complex) program (vs a single rule).
 * 
 * @author Bryan Thompson
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface IProgramTask extends Callable {

    /**
     * The return will be either an {@link IChunkedOrderedIterator} (for
     * {@link ActionEnum#Query}) or a {@link Long} element mutation count (for
     * {@link ActionEnum#Insert} or {@link ActionEnum#Delete}).
     * 
     * @return
     * 
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public Object call() throws Exception;
    
}