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// API class

package org.mozilla.javascript;

/**
 * Interface to represent arbitrary action that requires to have Context
 * object associated with the current thread for its execution.
 */
public interface ContextAction
{
    /**
     * Execute action using the supplied Context instance.
     * When Rhino runtime calls the method, <tt>cx</tt> will be associated
     * with the current thread as active context.
     *
     * @see Context#call(ContextAction)
     * @see ContextFactory#call(ContextAction)
     */
    public Object run(Context cx);
}