modules/api/src/main/java/org/apache/ignite/compute/ComputeJob.java

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package org.apache.ignite.compute;

/**
 * A Compute job that may be executed on a single Ignite node, on several nodes, or on the entire cluster.
 *
 * @param <R> Job result type.
 */
public interface ComputeJob<R> {
    /**
     * Executes the job on an Ignite node.
     *
     * @param context The execution context.
     * @param args Job arguments.
     * @return Job result.
     */
    R execute(JobExecutionContext context, Object... args);
}