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package org.apache.jmeter.samplers;

import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.TestElement;

/**
 * Classes which are able to generate information about an entry should
 * implement this interface.
 * 
 * @author unattributed
 * @version $Revision: 493779 $ Last updated: $Date: 2007-01-07 17:46:38 +0000 (Sun, 07 Jan 2007) $
 */
public interface Sampler extends java.io.Serializable, TestElement {
	/**
	 * Obtains statistics about the given Entry, and packages the information
	 * into a SampleResult.
	 */
	public SampleResult sample(Entry e);
}
