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package org.apache.flex.tools;

/**
 * This interface defines the entry point for any tool needing to
 * invoke a flex tool.
 */
public interface FlexTool {

    // Some well known constants.
    public static final String FLEX_TOOL_COMPC = "COMPC";
    public static final String FLEX_TOOL_MXMLC = "MXMLC";
    public static final String FLEX_TOOL_ASDOC = "ASDOC";
    public static final String FLEX_TOOL_DIGEST = "DIGEST";
    public static final String FLEX_TOOL_OPTIMIZER = "OPTIMIZER";

    /**
     * Return the name of the tool. This name should match the names of
     * tools in alternate tool groups: MXML, COMPC, ASDOC
     *
     * An enum was deliberately not selected in order to allow easy addition
     * of new future tools without having to touch the tool-api.
     * @return Symbolic name of this tool.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Execute the flex tool and pass in an array of commandline arguments.
     *
     * @param args arguments passed to the tool.
     * @return the return code returned by the tool.
     */
    int execute(String[] args);

}