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19 package org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle;
20
21 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
22 import javax.faces.event.PhaseId;
23
24 /**
25 * Implements the PhaseExecutor for a lifecycle
26 *
27 * @author Nikolay Petrov
28 *
29 */
30 interface PhaseExecutor {
31
32 /**
33 * Executes a phase of the JavaServer(tm) Faces lifecycle, like UpdateModelValues.
34 * The <code>execute</code> method is called by the lifecylce implementation's private
35 * <code>executePhase</code>.
36 * @param facesContext The <code>FacesContext</code> for the current request we are processing
37 * @return <code>true</code> if execution should be stopped
38 */
39 boolean execute(FacesContext facesContext);
40
41 /**
42 * Returns the <code>PhaseId</code> for which the implemented executor is invoked
43 * @return
44 */
45 PhaseId getPhase();
46 }