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package org.gradle.internal.build;

import org.gradle.api.Transformer;
import org.gradle.internal.invocation.BuildController;

/**
 * A stand alone nested build, which is a nested build that runs as part of some containing build as a single atomic step, without participating in task execution of the containing build.
 */
public interface StandAloneNestedBuild extends NestedBuildState {
    /**
     * Runs a single invocation of this build, executing the given action and returning the result. Should be called once only for a given build instance.
     */
    <T> T run(Transformer<T, ? super BuildController> buildAction);
}
