001/*
002 * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.boot.cli.command;
018
019import java.util.Collection;
020import java.util.ServiceLoader;
021
022/**
023 * Factory used to create CLI {@link Command}s. Intended for use with a Java
024 * {@link ServiceLoader}.
025 *
026 * @author Dave Syer
027 */
028@FunctionalInterface
029public interface CommandFactory {
030
031        /**
032         * Returns the CLI {@link Command}s.
033         * @return the commands
034         */
035        Collection<Command> getCommands();
036
037}