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+/*
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright 2019 CloudBees, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps;
+
+/**
+ * Builder for simple {@link StepExecution} implementations.
+ * Convenient for use from {@link Step#start} when a permanent serial form is unimportant.
+ * Use {@link StepContext#get} to access contextual objects as usual.
+ *
The lambda arguments may refer to {@link Step} parameter fields directly.
+ */
+public class StepExecutions {
+
+ @FunctionalInterface
+ public interface SynchronousBody {
+ Object call(StepContext context) throws Exception;
+ }
+
+ @FunctionalInterface
+ public interface SynchronousBodyVoid {
+ void call(StepContext context) throws Exception;
+ default SynchronousBody asReturn() {
+ return c -> {
+ call(c);
+ return null;
+ };
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a {@link SynchronousStepExecution} running a given block with a return value.
+ */
+ public static StepExecution synchronous(StepContext context, SynchronousBody body) {
+ return new SynchronousImpl(context, body);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a {@link SynchronousStepExecution} running a given block.
+ */
+ public static StepExecution synchronousVoid(StepContext context, SynchronousBodyVoid body) {
+ return new SynchronousImpl(context, body.asReturn());
+ }
+
+ private static class SynchronousImpl extends SynchronousStepExecution