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017package org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent;
018
019/**
020 * <p>Definition of an interface for a wrapper around a calculation that takes a single parameter and returns a result.</p>
021 *
022 * <p>This interface allows for wrapping a calculation into a class so that it maybe passed around an application.</p>
023 *
024 * @param <I> the type of the input to the calculation
025 * @param <O> the type of the output of the calculation
026 *
027 * @since 3.6
028 */
029public interface Computable<I, O> {
030
031    /**
032     * This method carries out the given operation with the provided argument.
033     *
034     * @param arg
035     *            the argument for the calculation
036     * @return the result of the calculation
037     * @throws InterruptedException
038     *             thrown if the calculation is interrupted
039     */
040    O compute(I arg) throws InterruptedException;
041}