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package org.apache.zookeeper.recipes.lock;

import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;

/**
 * A callback object which can be used for implementing retry-able operations in the 
 * {@link org.apache.zookeeper.recipes.lock.ProtocolSupport} class
 *
 */
public interface ZooKeeperOperation {
    
    /**
     * Performs the operation - which may be involved multiple times if the connection
     * to ZooKeeper closes during this operation
     *
     * @return the result of the operation or null
     * @throws KeeperException
     * @throws InterruptedException
     */
    public boolean execute() throws KeeperException, InterruptedException;
}
