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-package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.executive;
-
-import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.GenomeLoc;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
- * User: mdepristo
- * Date: Mar 27, 2009
- * Time: 10:00:05 AM
- * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
- */
-public interface TraversalEngineExecutive<ReduceType> {
-    
-    public ReduceType processIntervals(List<GenomeLoc> locations);
-}