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  package org.apache.bookkeeper.client.api;
  
  import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
  import org.apache.bookkeeper.common.annotation.InterfaceAudience.Public;
  import org.apache.bookkeeper.common.annotation.InterfaceStability.Unstable;
  import org.apache.bookkeeper.common.concurrent.FutureUtils;
  
  /**
   * Base interface for builders.
   *
   * @since 4.6
   */
  @Public
  @Unstable
  public interface OpBuilder<T> {
  
      /**
       * Start the operation and return an handle to the result.
       *
       * @return an handle to access the result of the operation
       *
       * @see FutureUtils#result(java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture) to have a simple method to access the result
       */
      CompletableFuture<T> execute();
  
  }
  