/**
 * AUTOHIT 2003
 * Copyright Erich P Gatejen (c) 1989,1997,2003,2004
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify 
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by 
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
 * your option) any later version.
 * This program 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 General Public License for
 * more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 *
 * Additional license information can be found in the documentation.
 * @author Erich P Gatejen
 */
package autohit.server.command;

import autohit.server.ServerException;
import autohit.server.SystemContext;

/**
 * Command server interface
 * 
 * @author Erich P. Gatejen
 * @version 1.0 <i>Version History</i><code>EPG - Initial - 25Jul03</code>
 */
public interface CommandServer {

	/**
	 * Initialize. You can call this as often as you want, but must be called
	 * at least once.
	 * 
	 * @param c
	 *           the SystemContext
	 * @throws a
	 *            ServerException if unable to initialize
	 */
	public void init(SystemContext c) throws ServerException;

	/**
	 * Execute a command.
	 * 
	 * @param cmd
	 *           is a command atom
	 * @throws ServerException
	 * @return printable string of some form. not defined by the interface.
	 */
	public String execute(CommandAtom cmd) throws ServerException;

}