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17 package org.wamblee.crawler;
19 import org.dom4j.Element;
22 * An action defined on a page.
24 public interface Action {
27 * The name of the action.
28 * @return Action name.
33 * Executes the action.
34 * @return New page as a result of the action.
35 * @throws PageException In case of an error obtaining the page.
37 Page execute() throws PageException;
40 * Gets a description of the action. THe element returned is the action element
42 * @return Content as XML.