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package org.springframework.retry;

/**
 * Callback interface for an operation that can be retried using a
 * {@link RetryOperations}.
 * 
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @author Dave Syer
 */
public interface RetryCallback {

	/**
	 * Execute an operation with retry semantics. Operations should generally be
	 * idempotent, but implementations may choose to implement compensation
	 * semantics when an operation is retried.
	 * @param context the current retry context.
	 * @return the result of the successful operation.
	 * @throws Exception if processing fails
	 */
	T  doWithRetry(RetryContext context) throws E;
}