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   18   
   19   package org.apache.jmeter.samplers;
   20   
   21   import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.TestElement;
   22   
   23   /**
   24    * Classes which are able to generate information about an entry should
   25    * implement this interface.
   26    *
   27    * @version $Revision: 674365 $
   28    */
   29   public interface Sampler extends java.io.Serializable, TestElement {
   30       /**
   31        * Obtains statistics about the given Entry, and packages the information
   32        * into a SampleResult.
   33        */
   34       public SampleResult sample(Entry e);
   35   }