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    P/P   *  Method: org.apache.roller.weblogger.business.runnable.Job__static_init
          */
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    18  /*
    19   * Job.java
    20   *
    21   * Created on December 16, 2005, 6:14 PM
    22   */
    23  
    24  package org.apache.roller.weblogger.business.runnable;
    25  
    26  import java.util.Map;
    27  
    28  /**
    29   * A job to be executed.
    30   *
    31   * @author Allen Gilliland
    32   */
    33  public interface Job {
    34      
    35      /**
    36       * Execute the job.
    37       */
    38      public void execute();
    39      
    40      
    41      /**
    42       * Pass in input to be used for the job.
    43       */
    44      public void input(Map input);
    45      
    46      
    47      /**
    48       * Get any output from the job.
    49       */
    50      public Map output();
    51      
    52  }