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/*
 * Copyright 2016 Timothy Brooks
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package net.uncontended.precipice;

/**
 * A Precipice is a class that has an associated GuardRail. This interface
 * should be implemented by classes that combined the usage of a GuardRail with specialized
 * execution logic. The only method {@link #guardRail()} should return the GuardRail associated
 * with the implemented class. The {@link CallService} is an example of an implementation.
 */
public interface Precipice & Failable, Rejected extends Enum> {

    /**
     * Return the GuardRail associated with this class.
     *
     * @return the GuardRail
     */
    GuardRail guardRail();
}