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package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.idp.process;

import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.api.IRequest;
import at.gv.egiz.eaaf.core.exceptions.TaskExecutionException;


/**
 * Represents a single task to be performed upon process execution.
 * 
 * @author tknall
 * 
 */
public interface Task {

	/**
	 * Executes this task.
	 * @param pendingReq 
	 * 			  Provides the current processed protocol request
	 * @param executionContext
	 *            Provides execution related information.
	 * @return The pending-request object, because Process-management works recursive
	 * @throws Exception An exception upon task execution.
	 */
	IRequest execute(IRequest pendingReq, ExecutionContext executionContext) throws TaskExecutionException;

}