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package org.simplity.aggr;
/**
* A class that can get an instance of an AggregatorWorker that actually carries
* out the desired functionality at run time
*
* @author simplity.org
*
*/
public interface AggregatorInterface {
/**
* @return thread-safe worker instance that will not participate in any
* other concurrent process. Best practice to never re-use an
* instance. AggregatorWorker abstract class has been designed to
* avoid re-use without explicit reset() etc..
*
*/
public AggregationWorker getWorker();
}