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19
20 package org.apache.jsieve;
21
22 import org.apache.jsieve.exception.SieveException;
23 import org.apache.jsieve.mail.MailAdapter;
24
25 /**
26 * Interface ExecutableCommand defines the method signatures for Sieve Commands.
27 */
28 public interface ExecutableCommand {
29 /**
30 * Method execute executes a Sieve Command.
31 *
32 * @param mail -
33 * The mail against which the Command is executed.
34 * @param arguments -
35 * The Command arguments
36 * @param block -
37 * An optional Block to be evaluated
38 * @param context
39 * <code>SieveContext</code> containing contextual information,
40 * not null
41 * @return Object - The result of evaluating the Command
42 * @throws SieveException
43 */
44 public Object execute(MailAdapter mail, Arguments arguments, Block block,
45 SieveContext context) throws SieveException;
46
47 }