/*
    PCS - A Framework For Java Web Applications
    Copyright (C) 2002 Patrick Carl, patrick.carl@web.de

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Lesser General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

 
    $Id: Action.java,v 1.1.1.1 2002/12/27 23:49:42 pcs_org Exp $
 
 */


package de.spieleck.pcs.action;

import java.util.Hashtable;

/**
 * This interface defines methods for an Action.
 * @author Patrick Carl
 */
public interface Action {

    /**
     * performs the Action
     * @param parameters a Hashtable for information needed to perform the Action
     * @throws ActionException if an exception occurrs during processing
     * @return an instance of ActionResult as result of the Action
     */
    public ActionResult perform(Hashtable parameters) throws ActionException;

}