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package org.gradle.process.internal;

import org.gradle.api.Action;

public interface WorkerProcessFactory {
    /**
     * Creates a builder for a worker that will run the given worker action. The worker action is serialized to the worker process and executed.
     *
     * <p>The worker process is not started until {@link WorkerProcess#start()} is called.</p>
     */
    WorkerProcessBuilder create(Action<? super WorkerProcessContext> workerAction);

    /**
     * Creates a build for a worker that will run a single action using the given worker implementation.
     */
    <T> SingleUseWorkerProcessBuilder<T> create(Class<T> protocolType, Class<? extends T> workerImplementation);
}
