maven-invoker/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/InvocationResult.java

package org.apache.maven.shared.invoker;

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import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.CommandLineException;

/**
 * Describes the result of a Maven invocation.
 * 
 * @author jdcasey
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface InvocationResult
{

    /**
     * Gets the exception that possibly occurred during the execution of the command line.
     * 
     * @return The exception that prevented to invoke Maven or <code>null</code> if the command line was successfully
     *         processed by the operating system.
     */
    CommandLineException getExecutionException();

    /**
     * Gets the exit code from the Maven invocation. A non-zero value indicates a build failure. <strong>Note:</strong>
     * This value is undefined if {@link #getExecutionException()} reports an exception.
     * 
     * @return The exit code from the Maven invocation.
     */
    int getExitCode();

}