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package org.apache.unomi.api.actions;

import org.apache.unomi.api.Event;
import org.apache.unomi.api.services.EventService;

/**
 * A piece of code that performs a specified {@link Action}, given a triggering {@link Event}
 */
public interface ActionExecutor {

    /**
     * Executes a specified {@link Action}, given a triggering {@link Event}.
     *
     * @param action the {@link Action} to execute
     * @param event  the {@link Event} that triggered the action
     * @return an integer status corresponding to what happened as defined by public constants of {@link EventService}
     */
    int execute(Action action, Event event);

}