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17  package org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent;
18  
19  import org.apache.commons.lang3.function.FailableFunction;
20  
21  /**
22   * Definition of an interface for a wrapper around a calculation that takes a single parameter and returns a result.
23   *
24   * <p>This interface allows for wrapping a calculation into a class so that it maybe passed around an application.</p>
25   *
26   * <p>See also {@code FailableFunction<I, O, InterruptedException>}.</p>
27   *
28   * @param <I> the type of the input to the calculation
29   * @param <O> the type of the output of the calculation
30   * @see FailableFunction
31   * @since 3.6
32   */
33  @FunctionalInterface
34  public interface Computable<I, O> {
35  
36      /**
37       * This method carries out the given operation with the provided argument.
38       *
39       * @param arg
40       *            the argument for the calculation
41       * @return the result of the calculation
42       * @throws InterruptedException
43       *             thrown if the calculation is interrupted
44       */
45      O compute(I arg) throws InterruptedException;
46  }